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Pharmaceutical Compounding Training Services and Support for USP <797> Designated Person Services

Pharmaceutical compounding involves the preparation of medications tailored to the specific needs of individual patients. However, the process of pharmaceutical compounding is complex, and the products must be sterile and meet strict quality standards. The USP <797> guidelines set out the requirements for sterile compounding, and a designated person is responsible for ensuring compliance with …

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Three Simple Solutions for Pharmacy Cleanroom Renovations:

  1) Temporary and Rental options:   Primary Engineering controls: We have a range of Solutions for Pharmacy Cleanroom Renovations. CAI and CACI’s are available for rent (or purchase). These isolator units can be installed outside of a cleanroom while remaining compliant to current USP 797 guidelines without a reduction of the products beyond use …

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Anteroom Configuration in Mobile Cleanroom

Under the USP 800, an anteroom is defined as “An ISO Class 7 or cleaner room” where personnel hand hygiene, garbing procedures, and other activities that generate high particulate levels are performed. The ante-room is the transition room between the unclassified area of the facility and the buffer room. USP 800 requires ante-rooms to produce …

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Safer Compounding Solutions for R&D Laboratories

  The safe handling of hazardous drugs (HDs) is of utmost importance in research and development (R&D) laboratories, where personnel interact with these substances on a daily basis. Exposure to HDs can have fatal consequences, making it imperative to implement robust engineering controls to protect laboratory workers. Safer Compounding Solutions offers isolator technologies to effectively …

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Developing an effective compounding strategy

Developing an effective compounding strategy is critical to ensuring patients have access to properly compounded medications, but because each organization’s needs differ, a one-size-fits-all solution cannot be applied to every hospital. A careful evaluation of the institution’s requirements, the available infrastructure for compounding medications in-house, and any registered 503B compounding facilities in the vicinity with …

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Risk of Exposure to Hazardous Drugs

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 …

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The Impact of Cancer Radiation Therapy on Pregnancy in Healthcare Workers

Radiation therapy has revolutionized cancer treatment, providing hope to millions of patients worldwide. However, it also poses unique challenges for healthcare workers, especially those who are pregnant. This article aims to delve deeper into the effects of radiation exposure on pregnancy and explore comprehensive safety measures that healthcare institutions can implement to protect pregnant employees. …

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Exposure to Hazardous Materials

Exposure to Hazardous Materials during Shipping and Receiving

Whether isolator or cleanroom-based working areas, if we’re talking about both sterile and hazardous sterile preparations we recognize the first source of Exposure To Hazardous Materials . The first known is actually outside of the cleanroom and is the pre-cleaning station. In the hazardous drug area, we like to see packages from shipping and receiving brought …

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