Publications by authors named "Stephanie Stareprawo"

Article Synopsis
  • Pharmacy compounding is evolving with new technologies that address traditional challenges like dosage accuracy and contamination by utilizing automated processes, enhancing quality control.
  • A multi-site study involving over 30 hospitals and pharmacies across eight European countries tested a novel automated approach to create customized non-sterile propranolol hydrochloride tablets, significantly improving dosing accuracy from 90% to 100%.
  • The research indicates that incorporating automation and advanced quality control measures can transform pharmacy compounding, paving the way for more efficient and reliable personalized medicine production.
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Background: Hospitals are advised to monitor antibiotic use. Several approximation methods do exist to perform this task. Adult cohorts can easily be monitored using the defined daily dose method, or its German adaption recommended daily doses (RDD) method, that seems inapplicable in pediatric cohorts due to body weight variations.

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