Compliance and Stewardship: Waste Reduction and Cost Savings

EP: 1.Optimizing Opioid Stewardship: Unveiling Bias in Language and in Patient-Centered Care

EP: 2.Navigating Opioid Terminology: Charting and Counseling Best Practices

EP: 3.Empowering Pharmacy: Addressing Biases and Enhancing Opioid Stewardship

EP: 4.Strategies for Positive Change in Opioid Prescribing

EP: 5.Balancing Pain Management: Patient-Centric Approach

EP: 6.Optimizing Pain Assessment: Tools and Risk Mitigation

EP: 7.Balancing Opioid Management Challenges for Health Care Professionals

EP: 8.Optimizing Opioid Delivery for Patient Safety

EP: 9.Optimizing Medication Efficiency with Prefilled Syringes

EP: 10.Enhancing Workflows: Cost Savings, Safety, and Collaboration

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EP: 11.Compliance and Stewardship: Waste Reduction and Cost Savings

EP: 12.Insights and Strategies Into Optimizing Opioid Management

This is a video synopsis/summary of a Practice Pearls featuring Ryan Haumschild, PharmD, MS, MBA, CPEL; Megan Mitchell, PharmD, MS; Stephanie Abel, PharmD, BCPS; and Jennifer Grate, CPhT.

Haumschild leads a comprehensive discussion on prefilled syringes, waste management, and diversion risk with Grate. Haumschild emphasizes the importance of evaluating care locations and total cost considerations beyond product costs. Grate discusses diversion risks, highlighting vial-related challenges, such as overfill diversion opportunities and concealment ease. She contrasts this with prefilled syringes, emphasizing reduced waste and syringe visibility, minimizing diversion risks. As the conversation shifts to waste management, Grate outlines best practices for prefilled syringe disposal, emphasizing irretrievability and proper pharmaceutical destruction. She recommends using designated containers for controlled substances, debunking the use of sharps containers. Haumschild acknowledges the impact on waste reduction and the importance of adhering to guidelines. Grate emphasizes the safety and effectiveness of utilizing sharps containers for syringe disposal. The discussion concludes with insights into reducing waste frequency and implementing efficient waste disposal practices.

This summary was AI-generated and reviewed by Pharmacy Times^® editorial staff.