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Filling Syringes and Double-Checking to be Safe

The extremely high number of Adverse Drug Events occurring in the world have prompted healthcare professionals to improve the methods used when filling syringes and double-checking medication.

Medication errors are not acceptable when it comes to patient safety and quality healthcare. This is why several solutions have appeared on the market to help prevent errors when filling syringes, but most of them have serious flaws. These solutions include using medical adhesive tape, hand-written labels, drug class color-coded labels and ASICC-MED’s smart solution: Check Clip.

Error Prevention Methods Used with Syringes

This table summarizes how various solutions stack up when it comes to avoiding medication errors.

	Medical Adhesive Tape	Hand-Written Labels	Drug Class Color-Coded Labels	Check Clip
Ampoule attached to syringe	Yes	No	No	Yes
Visual cross checking of drug/dose details	Poor or obscured	No	No	Yes
View of syringe increments	No	No	No	Yes
Clear indication of drug concentrations	No	Yes, if written on label correctly	No	No
Prevent sharps injuries from glass ampoules	No	No	No	Yes
Clear indication of drug expiry date	No, obscured by taping	No	No	Yes
Risk of medication mix-up during process	Potential as ampoule leaves hand	Potential as ampoule leaves hand	Potential as ampoule leaves hand	Almost nil as ampoule does not leave hand

Learn more about Check Clip, the best solution for filling syringes safely and avoiding medication errors.

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