Pharmaceuticals

There’s a pharmacist behind every dose. And behind every pharmacist, there’s Baxter. Found in hospitals and clinics across more than 100 countries, our comprehensive pharmaceuticals portfolio spans injectables, drug compounding technologies, premixed drugs, inhaled anesthetics and IV solutions.

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Pharmaceutical Solutions

We provide a broad pharmaceutical portfolio designed to simplify workflows, support patient safety and ensure access to essential medications. From ready-to-use premixes to compounding services (Canada only), we help our customers manage complexity and deliver consistent, high-quality care.

Premixed Medications

We offer practical and innovative medications in frozen premixed and ready-to-use premixed formulations, which may help increase hospital efficiency and support patient safety protocols.3,4

Anesthetics

We are a trusted partner in anesthesia, with inhaled anesthetics used in operating rooms worldwide to support safe and effective surgical care.

Drug Compounding

Baxter CIVA has been the pioneer and leader in providing intravenous admixing services in Canada for over 30 years. Our aim is to continuously improve the safety and efficacy of medication preparation and administration.

Vials and Injectable Medications

With our proven ability to develop complex formulations, we offer inejctables for key therapeutic areas, including anti-infectives, oncology, cardiovascular and opioid reversal.

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Safety with Every Dose

Medication safety remains one of the most pressing challenges in healthcare. With each error carrying the risk of patient harm and significant financial impact, hospitals are working to strengthen safety, precision and efficiency across infusions.

30%

Of hospitals have experienced a patient event involving a compounding error over a 5-year period1

1/400

An estimated 1 of every 400 injections results in a preventable adverse drug event2

$600k

Average annual cost increase per hospital due to preventable adverse drug events associated with injectable medications2

We Have You Covered

We support the pharmacy team so they can focus on efficient, safe preparation of medicines. Our products are available in a variety of presentations including ready-to-use IV formulations, vials, pre-filled syringes, tablets, bottles and transdermal systems.

Access

Our products are relied on by hospitals, clinics and disaster relief organizations worldwide to ensure essential medicines are available when patients need them most.

Quality

We help you support patient care by minimizing risk due to compounding errors,3,4 maximizing efficiency and delivering value with the simplicity of a dedicated partner for ready-to-use intravenous (IV) medications.

Safety

At Baxter, we stand behind the safety and reliability of our full product portfolio, including our PVC-based products, and are currently transitioning to non-DEHP plasticizer options.

Discover More Baxter Products

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  1. Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP). ISMP Guidelines for Safe Preparation of Compounded Sterile Preparations; 2016.
  2. Lahue BJ, Pyenson B, Iwasaki K, Blumen HE, Forray S, Rothschild JM. National burden of preventable adverse drug events associated with injectable medications: healthcare and medical professional liability costs. Am Health Drug Benefits. 2012; 5(7):1-10.
  3. Institute for Safe Medication Practices. ISMP Guidelines for Sterile Compounding and the Safe Use of Sterile Compounding Technology; 2022. https://www.ismp.org/resources/guidelines-sterile-compounding-and-safe-use-sterile-compounding-technology. Updated May 4, 2022. Accessed March 13, 2024.
  4. Billstein-Leber M, Carrillo CJD, Cassano AT, Moline K, Robertson JJ. ASHP Guidelines on Preventing Medication Errors in Hospitals. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2018 Oct;75(19):1493-1517. doi 10.2146/ajhp170811.
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