Hospitals are experiencing a national shortage of sterile water for injection vials, according to the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. Here are five things to know about the shortage. 1.

If you’re within the last few months of your pregnancy, you might be in the process of creating your birth plan. A birth plan is a list of your wishes for the childbirth experience that can include ...

The demographic profile of the respondents was similar to ACNM membership in age and years of experience. The distribution of birth settings in the sample was the same as ACNM members for hospital ...

LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nexus Pharmaceuticals announced it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for Sterile Water for Injection, USP in 10mL and 20mL Single-Dose ...

This report focuses on programs that facilitate access to sterile syringes and provide information and other tools associated with the safe injection of drugs. The following glossary explains many of ...

One of the risks of undergoing a surgical procedure is getting an on-site infection, which leads to longer periods in hospital and even death, especially when bacteria is resistant to current drugs.

In the manufacturing industry, it is generally believed that the economy of mass production comes from "large scale", i.e. the increase in yield, the reduction of fixed cost shared by each unit of ...

Questionnaires were returned by 132 (29%) of the 450 surveyed members. Demographic data are shown in Table 2. The majority of respondents worked full time, and 95% were actively attending births.