Compounding I: Basics Flashcards
Non-sterile compounding follows which standards for compounding preparations?
USP 795
Sterile compounding follows which standards for compounding preparations?
USP 797
Handling hazardous drugs follows which standards for compounding preparations?
USP 800
Non-sterile compounding is used to:
- Prepare a dose or formulation that is not commercially available
- Avoid an excipient
- Add flavor
Non-sterile are administered via:
PO via tube rectally vaginally topically nasally otic
Sterile compounding is used to prepare:
- IV drugs
- IM and SC drugs
- Ear drops
- Irrigations
- Pulmonary inhalations
ISO set standards for:
air quality (size of particle per volume)
**the lower the particle count the cleaner the air
Buffer area must be at least an ISO
ISO 7
Anteroom (hand-washing and garbing) must be at least an ISO
ISO 8 if it opens into a positive-pressure buffer area (non-HD sterile compounding)
ISO 7 if it opens into a negative-pressure buffer area (HD sterile compounding)
How often does a HEPA filter be recertified by a specialist?
6 months or anytime a PEC has been moved
The primary engineering control (PEC, called the sterile hood, or isolator, if using a glove box) is an ISO of what?
ISO 5