February 2020

Hospitals and USP 797 Requirements Reducing Drug Contamination Risks USP <797>, from the United States Pharmacopeia, is a set of enforceable sterile compounding standards. It applies to compounding pharmacies and facilities involved in the preparation of compounded sterile preparations (CSPs). Within the last 5 years, 3 versions of USP <797> have been publicly available (2008, 2015 revision, 2019 revision).  This […]

USP 797 Environmental Monitoring Microbial Contamination Many health care providers, including hospitals, compounding pharmacies, and long-term care facilities maintain cleanrooms or segregated compounding areas for the sterile compounding of medications (CSPs). A critical concern in any compounding environment is microbial contamination of CSPs, which can cause harm or even death when administered to a patient. United States Pharmacopeia (USP) <797> […]