Without Guardrails, Automation May Erode Staff Engagement—and Compounding Safety

By Gina Shaw Jennifer Smith, PharmDHighly automated, repetitive compounding tasks in home infusion pharmacies are unintentionally driving technician and pharmacist disengagement, creating patient safety risks that IV workflow management systems (IVWMS), total parenteral nutrition (TPN) compounders, and repeater pumps were designed to eliminate, a panel of sterile compounding experts told attendees at NHIA26, in Denver.“We’re not talking about automation itself being the problem, but