Hazardous Medications in ScriptPro Dispensing Robot

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Christopher Duiven
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Hazardous Medications in ScriptPro Dispensing Robot

Background: We are a large government health system that uses ScriptPro dispensing robots in our retail service lines. We are reviewing compliance with placing hazardous medications in these machines.
Questions:
(1) Do you currently place hazardous medications (e.g. phenytoin, spironolactone, fluconazole, carbamazepine, capecitabine, azathioprine, zonisamide) in your ScriptPro robots?

(2)Do you have concerns that the tablet gripper or transport mechanism could break or crush a hazardous tablet releasing residue into the cabinet leading to cross-contamination (perception is that it is a closed-system)?

(3) Do you clean or decontaminate/deactivate hazardous container housing or cabinet with Peridox or other agent?

Thanks in advance for your thoughts.
Christopher Duiven, B.S., Pharm.D.
Valleywise Health System

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