Reducing Compounded IV Waste Yields $500K+ Savings

By Gina ShawAudits of compounded sterile products (CSPs) by pharmacists at West Virginia University Hospitals, in Morgantown, saved more than $500,000 from unused medications in partially dispensed, discarded vials, system pharmacy leaders reported at the ASHP Midyear 2024 Clinical Meeting & Exhibition, in New Orleans.The IV drug waste audits, conducted from January 2020 until June 2023, included CSPs and items returned to the pharmacy for disposal, specifically dispensed products that could