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USP 800 Policy

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USP Publishes Standard on Handling Hazardous Drugs in Healthcare Settings Rockville, Md., February 1, 2016—The United States Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) published today an important new standard as part of a suite of healthcare quality standards included in the United States Pharmacopeia-National Formulary (USP-NF). USP 800 policy of Hazardous Drugs Management: The new general chapter, USP […]

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Sterile Techniques and Role of Pharmacists and Technicians to Reduce Healthcare-Associated Infections

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Sterile techniques can be defined as a set of specific work practices and procedures performed under carefully controlled conditions with the goal of minimizing the introduction of contamination. USP Chapter <797> emphasizes the important role that compounding personnel play—especially through aseptic technique or how they use their hands—in preventing inadvertent contamination of CSPs during preparation.The

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