Past studies have shown a general lack of compliance with guidelines for compounding sterile preparations in hospitals. [12,13,14,15] This may be related to a lack of enforceable standards similar to ...

In response to national tragedies surrounding compounded sterile medications and acute awareness of the danger of handling hazardous drugs (e.g. chemo); new regulatory standards are being set forth ...

On Nov. 1, the new U.S. Pharmacopoeia standards on sterile and nonsterile compounding will be implemented. Here’s what leaders need to know about USP 795 and USP 797: a. Nonpreserved aqueous dosage ...

Increasing competition and decreasing reimbursement for services provided are driving healthcare organizations to seek innovative value-based, patient-safety focused solutions. Hospitals and ...

Updates to general chapters on compounding, <795> Nonsterile Preparations and <797> Sterile Preparation, include requirements for equipment, cleaning, personnel garb, labeling, and surface ...

Few indoor environments must be as meticulously managed as medical facilities. The threat of health care associated infections (HAIs), airborne diseases, sterilization, etc., make health care ...

The US Pharmacopeial Convention preposts its new chapter on sterile preparations for compounding pharmacies for public review. The US Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) has preposted its General Chapter ...

On January 17, FDA issued its opening sally in the new compounding pharmacy enforcement regime by issuing a Warning Letter to Avella of Deer Valley in Phoenix, AZ. The letter is based on a nearly year ...

Of the 600 mailed surveys, 262 surveys were returned, yielding a response rate of 43.7%. Eleven surveys were not usable, which adjusted the returned sample to 251 surveys, with an adjusted response ...

Increasing competition and decreasing reimbursement for services provided are driving healthcare organizations to seek innovative value-based, patient-safety focused solutions. Hospitals and ...