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Starting a new medication is never easy. The challenges can be particularly daunting when the medication needs to be self-administered through injections. Not only are there mental obstacles to overcome, such as the fear of self-injecting, but there are also financial considerations to bear in mind. This post aims to provide a comprehensive guide to the self-injectors and also extend an olive branch to the manufacturers. ...
The Importance of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers' Commitment to Improving the Patient Experience with Safe Disposal of Sharps Injectable drugs are widely used to treat various medical conditions such as diabetes, cancer, and autoimmune diseases. While these drugs can provide significant benefits to patients, they also come with their own set of challenges, particularly when it comes to the disposal of needles and other sharps. ...
Promoting Safe and Responsible Disposal of Injectable Devices: How Pharmaceutical Manufacturers are Offering PureWay Compliance Sharps Disposal System" Pharmaceutical manufacturers are constantly seeking ways to improve the safety and effectiveness of their products. One of the most important considerations is the proper disposal of injectable devices, which can pose a risk to both healthcare workers and the general public if ...
Safe Sharps Disposal for Home Injectors: Protecting Others and Supporting the Industry For individuals who require regular injections for medical purposes, managing the disposal of used needles and other sharps can be a challenging and potentially hazardous task. Improper disposal of sharps not only poses a risk to the individual and their family members but also to the wider community and the environment. This is where safe ...
PureWay Compliance, Inc. provides safe sharps (needles, syringes, etc.) disposal to patients that self-inject at home and do not wish to discard their needles in the trash. With increasing awareness of the hazards of dirty needles, patients are looking for safe and eco-friendly options to safely dispose of sharps at home. PureWay since 2013 has provided over 300,000 patients with sharps disposal by mail systems through ...
PureWay Compliance, Inc. is a medical device manufacturer and healthcare compliance organization that provides medical waste management and compliance solutions to the United States and Canada. PureWay has partnered with Safe Needle Disposal, a non-profit dedicated to educating the public about safe needles. A growing issue - 7.8 billion pounds of needles are discarded in the trash each year Data from the Coalition for Safe ...
It is no secret that there is a vast ongoing opioid epidemic in America. The CDC claims that more than 932,000 people have died since 1999 from a drug overdose. Nearly 75% of drug overdose deaths in 2020 involved an opioid. Opioids are substances that work in the body's nervous system or in specific receptors in the brain to reduce pain intensity. According to the CDC, prescription opioids are often used to treat chronic and ...
How to Dispose of Needles Safely at Home Millions of Americans each year take injections at home for diabetes, arthritis, migraines or a vast variety of other health conditions. This process can be challenging and is not a easy or painless task, but it can be lifesaving. Do to the increase of self injectors at home there is a increasing issue related to how to properly dispose of your sharps once those injections are ...
Dental Effluent Guidelines Explained BACKGROUND The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have closely monitored and tested the effects of mercury and its use in the dental industry for many years. Since the early 1990s, these agencies have been researching the link between human and environmental health issues and mercury that ...
HIPAA stands for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. It is a US federal law that was enacted in 1996. The primary purpose of HIPAA is to protect patient health information confidentiality and ensure the security of electronic healthcare transactions. The Rule applies to all forms of protected health information, including electronic, paper, and oral communications. Under HIPAA law, covered entities (CEs) ...
