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Equashield drug-compounding robot causes a stir at industry conference

January 6, 2017 by David Edwards

The Equashield Pro drug-compounding robotic system
The Equashield Pro drug-compounding robotic system

Equashield’s high throughput robot unveiled at American Society of Health System Pharmacy Midyear Meeting in Las Vegas

Equashield says its new drug-dealing robot was “extremely well received” on its introduction at the American Society of Health System Pharmacy Midyear Meeting in Las Vegas, US.

Equashield, a provider of closed system transfer devices (CTSD) for the handling of hazardous drugs, formally unveiled what it claims is “the world’s first robot” with a closed system, the Equashield Pro, at the ASHP event this week.

The Equashield booth attracted a large number of visitors to see a novel way of compounding hazardous drugs, says the company. 

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A series of live videoed sessions demonstrated how the Equashield Pro facilitates the “fast and efficient” compounding of patient-specific chemotherapy drug doses, while protecting the healthcare worker, says the company.

Equashield claims the attendees’ responses were “overwhelmingly positive” to what it claims is “the only robot currently utilizing a closed system for the preparation of hazardous drugs”.

In an interview with Pharmacy Times at this year’s ASHP, Pat Long, operations supervisor for Henry Ford Health System said: “We are creating a new oncology center and this would fit us perfectly. We have already been looking at the Equashield CSTD, the new robot has made it even more appealing for us.”

Designed specifically around Equashield’s leading CSTD to provide an additional layer of protection to the healthcare worker, Equashield says the “innovative design” dramatically shortens the compounding process.

Concurrently, dose verification software significantly reduces medication dosage and identification errors in hospitals, claims Equashield.

Marino Kriheli, co-founder of Equashield, says: “The positive responses to Equashield Pro is indicative of how central the incorporation of CSTDs has become to the hazardous drug compounding process. We are already receiving invitation to formally bid from hospitals of all sizes for the Equashield Pro.

“As the use of closed systems becomes mandated under USP 800 guidelines, institutions are looking to incorporate a system to protect healthcare workers while maintaining high output throughout the compounding process. The Equashield Pro will enable this.”

The Equashield Pro will also be showcased at the 22nd Congress of the European Association of Hospital Pharmacists event taking place in Cannes, France, March 22-24, 2017.

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