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Give Your Patients the VIP Treatment - Outpatient Surgery Magazine - May 2018

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M A Y 2 0 1 8 • O U T PA T I E N TS U R G E R Y. N E T • 5 1 T he biggest roadblock I face when approaching adminis- trators of surgery centers about prefilled syringes is the price point compared to vials. I get it. My clients don't know what goes on behind the scenes at a 503B com- pounding facility that leads to the upcharge. It's unlikely they're going to take a day out of their busy schedules to go see how it's all done. But when you compare the cost between two items that serve the same purpose, do you only compare the upfront costs? Of course not. Deciding to make the switch from vials to prefilled syringes is no different. The price of prefilled syringes is just one variable that should go into your calculation. I tell my clients to first look at all the drugs they buy as single-use vials or ampules and think about what goes into their Calculating the Cost of Prefilled Syringes Go drug by drug to see if it's time to make the switch. John Karwoski, RPh, MBA | Wenonah, N.J. • PRICE OF PREFILLED You'll almost always pay more for premixed, prelabeled syringes, but you'll waste less medication — and you'll spend less time drawing it up and labeling it. Pamela Bevelhymer, RN, BSN, CNOR

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