February 4, 2021 – Vizient, Inc. (Irving, TX) announced it is again expanding the product portfolio for its Novaplus Enhanced Supply Program by adding six additional essential medications and two types of thermometers.
The six new essential medications are
- Adenosine
- Bumetanide
- Ceftazidime
- Levetiracetam
- Nitroprusside
- Tranexamic acid
“These new additions bring the total number of essential medications in the program to 37 and have resulted in an additional 66 million vials of onshore inventory being added to the overall health care supply chain,” said Mittal Sutaria, PharmD, VP, contracting and program services, pharmacy for Vizient.
Vizient also added infrared and single-use “rapid read” digital stick thermometers from EKLA Corporation, a U.S. based woman and minority-owned business, to the Novaplus Enhanced Supply Program.
The thermometers are in addition to eight types of high-demand PPE currently in the program such as disposable and reusable gowns, caps and shoe covers.
“This agreement will bring 2 million infrared and 4 million digital stick thermometers to the health care supply chain,” said David Gillan, SVP, sourcing operations, for Vizient.
Vizient says it will continue to expand this program in 2021.