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Safeguards Precious Pharmaceuticals
“DeltaTRAK FlashLink Wireless System helps us monitor and significantly minimize loss of expensive, environment-sensitive pharmaceuticals. The system’s reporting functions assist us in preparing for rigorous state and FDA audits and meeting pharmaceutical compounding and dispensing regulations.” - Art Whitney, president of Pacific West Pharmacy (PWP) and owner of Advantage Pharmaceutical Inc. (API) of Rocklin, California.

Founded in 1987 and late 2004 respectively, PWP and API service Long Term Care facilities and hospitals throughout California. PWP dispenses prescription drugs and API specializes in compounding custom medications unavailable commercially. FDA and US Pharmacopoeia 797 regulate and annually audit environmental controls in pharmacies and pharmaceutical compounding facilities / cleanrooms, hence why accurate and reliable environmental monitoring solution is critical.
 

Advantage Pharmaceuticals Compounding Lab
"We used to hand note data on sheets of paper everyday including weekends, now the process is automated... with alarm-notification..."

FlashLink Wireless System monitors Advantage Pharmaceuticals’ compounding lab and PWP pharmacy’s temperature & humidity levels

FlashLink Wireless Sensor monitors PWP pharmacy medication refrigerator temperature & humidity levels

Troy Whitney, PWP/API Information Technology Manager, began searching for an economical, real-time, wireless solution after regulatory audits found the manual method has shortcomings in tracking temperature and humidity data.

PWP/API chose DeltaTRAK’s FlashLink Wireless System. After carefully evaluating several other wireless monitoring products that proved to be unsatisfactory, Troy worked with DeltaTRAK to determine the best solution for meeting his regulatory, technical and financial requirements. PWP/API purchased the FlashLink Wireless System in July 2005 to record temperature / humidity in medication refrigerators and clean rooms. The FlashLink Wireless System installed by Troy in two separate buildings includes one 900 MHz receiver with PC interface unit and server software, three repeaters and seven wireless temperature & humidity sensors.

"We used to hand note data on sheets of paper everyday including weekends,” says Troy, “now the process is automated and I get real-time information displayed on my computer with multiple alarm-notification options. In addition, the data management and reporting capabilities make record compilation for regulatory audits simple. The DeltaTRAK wireless system not only makes my job much easier it, also quickly justifies our investment by helping us efficiently monitor the environmental conditions of compounded medications worth from $100,000 to $200,000. This leads to improvement in our overall operating efficiency."

Since installation, the 21 CFR Part 11 compliant FlashLink Wireless System has performed, 24 x 7, to PWP/API’s environmental monitoring specifications. PWP/API is looking to expand the system to monitor other environment-critical areas of their buildings. The wireless system manages up to 100 temperature and/or humidity sensors and, with the addition of the new Wireless SP Manager software, provides users with 24 x 7 information access from anywhere in the world.

Established in 1989, DeltaTRAK, Inc. is a California-based leading manufacturer and marketer of portable environmental testing and measurement systems used in healthcare, food and other major industries.