Positron scores South American nuclear pharmacy install

Positron has installed its SPECT-based Nuclear Pharm-Assist device to Comci in Bogota, Colombia.

The Houston-based company said that Nuclear Pharm-Assist is an automated dose dispensing machine sold to pharmacies and healthcare providers designed to increase productivity, decrease or eliminate exposure issues while offering a platform for USP-797 and regulatory compliance. It streamlines the production and delivery of radiopharmaceuticals allowing for the establishment of distribution models within the nuclear medicine market, according to the company.

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