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Dennis Killian, PharmD, PhD, Director of Pharmacy Services, Peninsula Regional Medical Center, Salisbury, MD, discusses how his hospital utilized IV robotics to prepare pharmacy products on site.

Patricia Kienle, BSPHARM, MPA, FASHP director of Accreditation and Medication Safety for Cardinal Health in Dublin, OH discusses the application of sterile compounding standards in hospital areas outside the pharmacy.

Dennis Killian, PharmD, PhD, Director of Pharmacy Service at Peninsula Regional Medical Center, Salisbury, MD, discusses motivating factors for the hospital's use of IV automation.

USP Encompasses Training, Assessment, and Standard Operating Procedures to Ensure Personnel Are Properly Prepared

Pharmacists and interns who prepare HDs or work in areas where these drugs are located are potentially at risk for these adverse health effects. It is important for us to understand the risks and be proactive about protecting ourselves.

USP encompasses training, assessment, and standard operating procedures to ensure personnel are properly prepared.

Dana Saffel, PharmD, CEO of Pharmacare Strategies, discusses various crushing systems and USP 800 compliance during the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists in Washington, DC.

Dana Saffel, PharmD, CEO of PharmaCare Strategies, relays the challenges to USP 800 compliance during the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists Forum in Washington, DC.

The American Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists has launched an online continuing education program that serves as a preparatory course for BPS certification in sterile compounding.

If an assessment of risk is not conducted and implemented on a specific hazardous drug or dosage form, it must be handled according to the standard.

If an assessment of risk is not conducted and implemented on a specific hazardous drug or dosage form, it must be handled according to the standard.

Back in 1995, Peter Drucker asked, in his book Managing in a Time of Great Change, a very insightful question, "what is your business?" For pharmacy owners today, that question is even more appropriate.

Regardless of whether they suggested revisions to latest standards, they must prepare for new compounding regulations.

They may still suggest revisions to latest standards but must prepare regardless for new compounding regulations.

For a current compounder or someone looking to enter the space, it is imperative that their business remains on top of the latest compounding developments.

USP General Chapter , which was published by the United States Pharmacopeial Convention and updated most recently in December 2017, sets forth guidelines for the handling of hazardous drugs in the health care setting with the goal of promoting safety for patients and health care workers.

Michael Ganio, Director, Pharmacy Practice and Quality for the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists addresses a shortage of pharmacy technicians and the evolving role of these technicians in the modern pharmacy.

According to the indictment, from May 2014 to September 2016, the involved parties allegedly recieved kickbacks for the referral of TRICARE and DOL beneficiaries to obtain expensive compound drugs.

In this clip, Jeffrey Lombardo, PharmD, who is the executive patient safety officer for University at Buffalo's patient safety organization Empire State Patient Safety Assurance Network, explains the challenges compounding pharmacies will face with USP800.

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The FDA is taking new steps to better ensure the quality of compounded drugs, while also preserving patient access to these medications.

USP Chapter presents many challenges for pharmacies and other health care settings, especially compounding pharmacies.

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In this clip, Patricia Kienle, BSPharm, MPA, FASHP, Director of Accreditation and Medication Safety at Cardinal Health Innovative Delivery Solutions, discusses key steps for performing an assessment of risk in compliance with USP 800.

At the American Pharmacy Purchasing Alliance’s PharmCon in Orlando, FL, experts with collaborative practice experience discussed why these pharmacist-physician partnerships are useful, and how they can effectively work.

Fred Massoomi, PharmD, FASHP, Senior Director at Visante, explains how USP 800 regulations will drive the use of closed system transfer devices in health care.

Fred Massoomi, PharmD, FASHP, senior director for Visante, discusses using closed system transfer devices.