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Pharmacies around The United States are in various stages of planning and implementing facility and operational changes to meet the requirements of USP 800. The mile markers are slipping by, but wherever you are on the road to compliance, we helped out by listing the 3 most important steps in achieving USP Compliance.     […]

Although most pharmacy personnel will say that the highest risk of exposure to hazardous drugs is during the compounding process, we feel that there is an even greater risk of exposure to hazardous materials during shipping and receiving. Under the current regulations as well as the upcoming USP <800> the hazardous materials are usually ordered

  Whenever new standards or regulations are put in place, it’s important to understand who developed them, what they are, and why they were developed.  The goal of the United States Pharmacopoeia (USP), the organization behind USP <800>, is “to improve global health through public standards and related programs that help ensure the quality, safety,

  While all three chapters address cleanrooms, USP <795> is the first (of two) to have its revisions made public and, accordingly, provides facility owners with the first opportunity to provide public comment or seek clarification. Section four of the Proposed Revision to GC <795>, which covers Buildings and Facilities, states: Compounding facilities must have

The StageThru800 is a negative pressure, isolated, Pass-through, CVE (Containment Ventilated Enclosure) device that is intended to provide a significantly safer way for incoming shipments to be staged and prepped for entry into the hazardous drug compounding area. This equipment is designed to provide a protective barrier for the operator.  It is not iso-classified.  It