COMPANY NEWS
Michelle Rogers, sales and marketing director at Labcold, discusses how the new IntelliCold range of pharmacy refrigerators are designed to improve cold chain security.
The tragic events surrounding the use of insulin to taint saline has once again prompted a re- view of how pharmaceuticals can be stored safely and securely on busy wards. Drug cabinets must conform to a British Standard, but for temperature sensitive products like insulin, which are stored in a pharmacy refrigerator, all that is re- quired is that they are kept behind a locked door.
However, even on a busy ward it is possible to ensure that only the right people have access to the pharmacy refrigerator if the fridge in question is protected by a com- bination of a secure door lock and the right controller.
The new IntelliCold pharmacy re- frigerator range from Labcold has been designed to store cold chain medicines safely and securely. In addition to ensuring that the fridge alarms immediately if there is a temperature incursion, a power failure, or if the door is opened for more than 90 seconds, the IntelliCold controller performs 60 second diagnostic checks of the inside of the fridge and stores the information to its memory. This means that if there is a question about security, all that needs to happen is that this data is down- loaded via a secure SD card to a PC, and all the door openings, the time and the duration of them can be viewed on screen.
Additionally, the IntelliCold phar- macy refrigerators can be fitted with a digital keypad or scanner or biometric reader and are able to operate with tracking systems such as those currently used for blood issue.
Michelle Rogers of Labcold said: “These new IntelliCold pharmacy refrigerators have been developed
Labcold is the UK’s leading spe- cialist
manufacturer of profes-
sional refrigeration equipment for use in scientific, laboratory and medical applications.
Founded in 1932, Labcold is a privately owned British company with over 40 years’ experience in the supply of professional tem- perature control products.
The full Labcold range, all of which is CE marked, includes blood bank refrigerators, plasma freezers, incubators, temperature mapping and monitoring prod- ucts.
In addition the company has a team of engineers to provide full service and maintenance.
by Labcold in the UK to provide the same performance and level of security that our medical device accredited blood banks do. The extra
functionality makes these IntelliCold models the safest and securest way to store cold chain pharmaceuticals. Not only do these new fridges fully address security issues, they are also fan- tastic value for money and backed by a free five-year parts and labour warranty.”
With the issue of secure insulin storage so much in the headlines, the cheapest and effective way to ensure that the terrible events at Stepping Hill are not repeated is to invest in a pharmacy refrigerator that intelligently and automatically solves the problems of security.
FOR MORE INFORMATION For full information on the Labcold range of pharmacy fridges, all fully conforming to relevant regulations and guidelines including the DH Green Book and the RPSGB/ GPhC recommendations: T: 0870 300 1001 E:
sales@labcold.com W:
www.labcold.com
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