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Medical tech company BD (Becton, Dickinson and Co.) acquired MedKeeper, a provider of cloud-based pharmacy management applications, the Franklin Lakes firm announced July 28. 

The deal – terms of which were not disclosed—expands BD’s high-tech pharmacy offerings, the company said. MedKeeper is based in Lakewood, Colo., according to its website.

BD currently offers solutions in compounding, logistics workflow, controlled substance management and inventory optimization. By adding MedKeeper‘s platform, “the companies will work to optimize the preparation of compounded medications—a critical need in the pharmacy today,” BD stated. 

“Preparing the right dose for patients requires a combination of factors – including personnel, training, and compliance. Pharmacy leaders require IV workflow management technology that is personalized to their needs and works within their environment,” Mike Garrison, BD’s worldwide president of Medication Management Solutions, said in a statement. “Adding MedKeeper to our portfolio will enable us to offer our customers easy to use, customizable solutions that make meaningful and incremental progress in IV workflow management.” 

Garrison added that current pharmacy conditions – such as worker shortages and changing regulations – have made customizable software even more necessary. 

“Manual, time-consuming procedures that might once have been ‘good enough’ now can be replaced and augmented by software that enables pharmacists to provide a higher standard of care,” he said. 

The company said the acquisition is expected to be “immaterial” to its fiscal 2022 financial results. 

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