Sterile Compounding Training

Question 1

What must all individuals who participate in sterile compounding show competency in?

Answer 1

1) Hand Hygiene
2) Garbing
3) Post-Garbing Fingertip and Thumb Test
4) Aseptic Processing (Media fill and gloved fingertip and thumb test.)

Question 2

How often should hand hygiene testing be performed?

Answer 2

Category 1 = 6 months
Category 2 = 6 months
Category 3 = 3 months

Question 3

How often should garbing and gloving technique testing be performed?

Answer 3

Category 1 = 6 months
Category 2 = 6 months
Category 3 = 3 months

Question 4

What agar is used for the gloved fingertip and thumb test?

Answer 4

Trypticase Soy Agar (TSA) which has been neutralized.

Question 5

How is the gloved fingertip and thumb test performed?

Answer 5

1) Collection of glove and finger tip samples on agar.
2) Incubate for 7 days.
3) Inspect for growth (in colony forming units)

Question 6

What are the two tests used to measure gloved fingertip and thumb test?

Answer 6

Part 1= Post- Garbing: Demonstrates ability to garb without contaminating yourself.

Part 2= Post-Media Fill: Demonstrates ability to maintain asepsis during compounding.

Question 7

How many times must the gloved test be completed after garbing?

Answer 7

3 times
Only 1 time for the media fill test.

Question 8

How often should the gloved fingertip and thumb test be tested again for requalification?

Answer 8

Category 1 = 6 months
Category 2 = 6 months
Category 3 = 3 months

Question 9

How is the media fill test performed?

Answer 9

1) The drug product is replaced with sterile culture media, and compounding is performed.
2) The media is incubated for two weeks after testing.

Pass: No turbidity or color change upon incubation.

Question 10

Frequency of Media Fill Test

Answer 10

Category 1 = 6 months
Category 2 = 6 months
Category 3 = 3 months