Improving Medication Safety: Independent 18 Month Study of ValiMed(TM) Medication Validation System By CDEX Published in American Journal of Health-System Pharmacists
Posted on: Monday, 7 January 2008, 09:00 CST
CDEX, Inc. (OTCBB: CEXI) announces publication of an 18 month independent study of the ValiMed(TM) Medication Validation System at the C.S. Mott Children's Hospital in the University of Michigan Health System in the American Journal of Health-System Pharmacists. "During the 18 months since [ValiMed] was implemented, five potentially serious medication errors have been detected and avoided," the report stated. "[ValiMed] consistently validated the correct solution, while dependably detecting as invalid the wrong drug or concentrations that departed substantially from the targeted standard." (Am J Health-Syst Pharm--Vol 65, pp 49-54, Jan 1, 2008, "Enhanced Photoemission Spectroscopy for Verification of High-Risk IV Medications.")
"Errors in compounding these types of medications are rare. However, when they occur they can have a significant negative impact on patients and staff," said one of the authors, Jim Stevenson, Associate Dean of Clinical Sciences at the University of Michigan College of Pharmacy and Director of Pharmacy Services at the University's Health System. "Our goal is to have zero tolerance for errors. We know from having ValiMed(TM) in place we've deterred five potentially serious errors that might have happened. I really believe having technology like this needs to be the standard around the country." (Stevenson's statements are drawn from a University of Michigan press release and are quoted with permission (see http://www.ns.umich.edu/htdocs/releases/story.php?id=6255).)
"This peer reviewed Study was a comprehensive analysis of our patented technologies and first generation ValiMed units," said Malcolm Philips, CDEX CEO. "Jim Stevenson and his Staff at the University of Michigan Health System are among the best and most forward thinking heath care organizations in the nation, with a zero tolerance policy for medication errors. They have stepped forward to tackle a significant problem facing the entire medical community and we look forward to working with them and other top rated national and international hospitals in our collective efforts to provide the best standard of care for patients."
ValiMed(TM) uses Enhanced Photoemission Spectroscopy to quickly validate high-risk medication admixtures, as well as returned narcotics, to provide an increased level of patient safety. ValiMed compares a medication's spectroscopic signature to its expected CDEX Library signature and returns an easy to understand "validated" or "not validated" result, requiring no user interpretation.
About CDEX, Inc.
CDEX, a technology development company currently developing products using its patented/patent pending chemical detection technologies, is focused on (i) identification of substances of concern (e.g., explosives and illegal drugs, for security markets); and (ii) validation of substances for anti-counterfeiting, brand protection and quality assurance (e.g., validation of compounded medication and detection of counterfeit or sub-par products, for the medical and brand protection markets). ValiMed(TM) and the Meth Scanner(TM) are CDEX solutions for the healthcare and security markets. Corporate headquarters and R&D facilities are located in Tucson, Arizona. For more information, visit www.cdex-inc.com and www.valimed.com or contact Malcolm Philips (mphilips@cdex-inc.com) or Stuart Poteet (spoteet@cdex-inc.com) at 520.745.5172 X 210 or 202.
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Malcolm Philips 520.745.5172 X 210 mphilips@cdex-inc.com Stuart Poteet 520.745.5172 X 202 spoteet@cdex-inc.com News Agent Angie Junell 214-461-3500
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