Pharmacy Temperature Monitoring and Alarming

CLEVELAND - April 8, 2022 - PRLog -- T&D's High-Quality Loggers Protect Prescription Medications

CAS DataLoggers provided the temperature logging and monitoring solution for a nationwide security company with a pharmacy client. The security company provided a standard burglar alarm for the pharmacy, but FDA regulations require accurate records of the pharmacy refrigerator temperatures. The pharmacy had 3 vaccine refrigerators that contained extremely temperature-sensitive prescription medicine such as vaccines and amoxicillin, which required continual pharmacy temperature monitoring with a high level of accuracy.

Installation

The security company contacted us and we recommended that they install a T&D RTR-500BW Wireless Data Collector close to the alarm panel. The RTR-500BW features a relay output that is activated if one of its associated temperature loggers goes into an alarm state. This relay was wired directly to an available digital input on the building alarm system to provide notification through the existing system. Then three T&D RTR-502B Wireless Temperature Data Loggers were installed, one on each of the refrigerators. Each logger has an external temperature probe which was routed into the inside of the refrigerator compartment and placed so that it would be located in an area with a stable temperature. A glycol bottle was fitted to each probe to dampen temperature swings due to compressor cycling or door openings to add/remove products.

Additional Usages

The customer took advantage of the free WebStorage service provided by T&D to allow them to monitor the temperatures using a web browser on a PC or mobile device from anywhere. The pharmacy configured the base station to automatically download the data from the dataloggers and then send that data via the LAN connection to the WebStorage Service. All of the recorded data from the three loggers were periodically uploaded to the cloud to be presented on a dashboard and in charts. The WebStorage service also has the ability to send alarm notifications to up to four email addresses in case the user was not able to receive alerts from the security system.

Benefits

As a result of installing the wireless temperature data loggers for pharmacy monitoring, the customer satisfied regulatory requirements for continuous temperature monitoring. They gained the ability to react to issues quickly enough to save the vaccines. Together, the medical refrigerator temperature monitoring system prevented unnecessary loss of inventory in the event of a refrigerator failure. Using the WebStorage Service, the pharmacy could easily generate compliance reports showing that the different medicines had been properly stored.

For more information on pharmacy monitoring systems, or to find the ideal solution for your application-specific needs, contact a CAS data logger Applications Specialist at (800) 956-4437 or visit us at https://www.dataloggerinc.com.