Fresenius Kabi to team up for hospital inventory control solution

LAKE ZURICH - Fresenius Kabi Thursday announced a collaboration with Health CareLogistics Inc. to make drug replenishment in hospitals more efficient.

The collaboration will combine Fresenius Kabi's smart-labeling system for medications with HCL's Stat Stock, an inventory control solution.

"Fresenius Kabi is committed to making it easier for hospital pharmacists to manage their medications," said Angie Lindsey, vice president of marketing at Fresenius Kabi USA.

Stat Stock is an automated radio-frequency identification (RFID) based system that can cut replenishment time in half and keep expired medications out of rotation. The system is designed to allow the pharmacy team to quickly identify and locate expired or recalled medications anywhere in the facility, then replenish or remove items accordingly, the companies said in a news release.

Fresenius Kabi is a global health care company that specializes in medicines and technologies for infusion, transfusion and clinical nutrition. Health CareLogistics is based in Circleville, Ohio.