Nursing Times

Line flushing to prevent medicine loss following intravenous fluid therapy

There is a lack of standardised practice and national guidance to support flushing technique after administration of intravenous medicines. To help healthcare organisations review their practice and ...
Becker's Hospital Review

6 tips for managing the prefilled saline syringe shortage: FDA

The FDA on March 21 shared recommendations for healthcare organizations to conserve prefilled 0.9 percent sodium chloride intravenous lock/flush syringes amid a national shortage. 1. Use ...
Seeking Alpha

BD Advances Prefilled Flush Syringe with Integrated 'Scrub-the-Hub' Innovation

FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J., May 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company (BDX)), a leading global medical technology company, announced expanded customer availability of an all-in-one ...
Business Wire

Medline Invests $20 Million in Flush Manufacturing Facilities Expansion

NORTHFIELD, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--According to the CDC, considerable progress is being made in preventing central line associated blood stream infections, but further improvement is still needed. An ...
Monthly Prescribing Reference

FDA Recommendations for Current Shortage of Prefilled Saline Flush Syringes

Credit: Getty Images. The shortage is because of an increase in demand during the COVID-19 public health emergency and recent vendor supply chain challenges. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has ...
Medscape

FDA and Excelsior Medical Recall Prefilled Saline Flush Syringes

October 18, 2010 — Certain syringes manufactured by Excelsior Medical are subject to a class 1 recall because of a potential loss of sterility, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced ...