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Parenteral Nutrition
Quality driven. Patient focused. Trusted nationwide.
For over three decades, CAPS has supported clinicians and patients with individualized parenteral nutrition (PN) that meets high standards of safety and precision. As a leading 503A compounding pharmacy, CAPS is trusted nationwide to reliably deliver PN solutions that help protect patient care continuity.
Why choose CAPS for parenteral nutrition?
CAPS offers custom, daily, patient‑specific PN solutions from 21 locations nationwide, ensuring local, same‑day delivery where available. Every step from order entry through compounding and delivery is built around quality, precision and safety.
Key advantages include:
- Patient‑specific PN formulations for adult, pediatric, neonatal and home needs
- Local and reliable daily deliveries supported by intergrated networks
- CAPSLink™ Online Ordering, designed to save time and streamline workflows by interfacing directly with hospital EMR systems, enabling automated transmission of parenteral nutrition orders to the CAPSLink PN Web Portal
- CAPS PN expertise extends for over 30 years of experience
Safety in every step
Parenteral nutrition is a complex high-alert medication that involves appropriate education and ongoing competency to help support a safe process and an interdisciplinary approach to promote safe use.
CAPS takes extra precautions, including:
- Daily pharmacist double-check to promote patient safety
- Interventions for transcription errors, providing institutions with a safe and effective ways to minimize PN medication errors
- Highly trained pharmacy staff dedicated to sterile compounding
Parenteral Nutrition Offerings
Customized parenteral nutrition solutions designed to meet the complex and evolving needs of adult patients requiring short‑ or long‑term nutrition support. Adult PN formulations include individualized macronutrients, electrolytes, micronutrients and fluid volumes, with adjustments based on clinical conditions such as critical illness, surgery, burns, oncology and malnutrition. CAPS works closely with clinicians to help ensure safe, precise and effective therapy throughout the patient’s course of care.
Patient‑specific parenteral nutrition carefully formulated to support growth, neurodevelopment and recovery in pediatric patients. Dosing of macronutrients, micronutrients, electrolytes and fluids is individualized based on age, weight and size, with flexibility to address complex conditions such as metabolic disorders, short bowel syndrome, organ dysfunction and fluid sensitivity. CAPS compounds pediatric PN, based on valid prescriptions transmitted from authorized prescribers to ensure accuracy, safety and reliability for vulnerable patients.
Highly precise, individualized parenteral nutrition compounded for premature and critically ill neonates with rapidly changing nutritional needs. CAPS collaborates closely with NICU teams and compounds neonatal PN based on valid prescriptions transmitted from authorized prescribers to help ensure safety, accuracy and accountability. Care includes adherence to ASPEN photoprotection recommendations through the use of protective sleeves and photoprotective packaging for PN, ILE bags and syringes. Integration with the CAPSLink/EMR Interface supports neonatal safety with built‑in checks, dosing limits and elimination of manual order entry.
Customized parenteral nutrition solutions for long‑term, PN‑dependent patients receiving care at home. CAPS supports continuity of therapy with appropriate beyond‑use dating and close collaboration with home infusion pharmacies. This coordinated approach helps ensure safe preparation, reliable delivery to your facility and consistent access to patient‑specific nutrition for home PN patients.
CAPSLink™ PN Ordering Software
CAPSLink operates using a HITRUST-Certified Portal, featuring a secure back-end architecture specifically designed to reduce the risk of unauthorized access to customer data. Additionally, our secure, encrypted electronic ordering system adheres to HIPAA standards for patient-specific PN therapy.
Our Electronic Health Record (EHR) Interface is transcription-free, eliminating manual order entry, so you can have confidence in your patients’ safety.
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CAPS Parenteral Nutrition Training Program
Enhance your clinical expertise with CAPS’ interactive, instructor led, web‑based Parenteral Nutrition Training Program. Led by a board‑certified nutrition support pharmacist, this four‑session, 60‑minute webinar series provides foundational and practical PN education tailored for clinicians managing adult PN therapy.
Training includes:
- Fundamentals of PN and formulation guidance
- Monitoring and assessment calculations
- Vascular access and delivery considerations
- Case studies, discussion and a final competency exam
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CAPS pharmacists and clinical specialists are available to support your PN program and help evaluate appropriate formulations for your patients.