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We've been waiting since 2016 for a new NIOSH hazardous drug list to be released. Although the 2020 DRAFT sparked hope, today we finally...

In an effort to share knowledge on proper cleaning and maintenance of controlled environments, I have compiled a comprehensive video by...

Basic Information: Always select the smallest syringe size that will contain the dose needed.  This is always the best way to predict...

Proper use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is important to keeping employees safe during handling of hazardous drugs. This chart...

As efforts move forward to increased awareness and relay information for sterile compounding and hazardous drugs, it cannot go unnoticed...

I was featured in the May issue of Quality Matters where I addressed cleaning and disinfecting. This article describes the different...

Routine and intermittent cleaning and disinfecting of environments are essential to overall environmental control however, it would be...

When it comes to cleaning a PEC, there are different schools of thought. This blog post is dedicated to introducing best cleaning...

Reducing risk of exposure from trace hazardous drugs is an important process to integrate in your daily routine when handling hazardous...

Problems establishing environmental control in nonhazardous drug buffer rooms can be related to misunderstanding the room’s airflow and...

It’s well understood that the best technique for cleaning sterile compounding environments is to start at the cleanest point of buffer...

To see my notes on 2023 USP <797> presented at ALSHP on November 3, 2022, The Future of Sterile Compounding for Health-Systems, click the...

Introduction and Scope of this Document This document is a “rough draft” of notes from the CE presented at the 2022 ALSHP Annual Meeting...

To develop your facility specific hazardous drug (HD) list, you will need: A copy of NIOSH 2016 (current revision) Also, a copy of NIOSH...

Purpose: To discuss needle and syringe dead space and how it can lead to compounding errors to the final compounded product. Discussion:...

It's been a while since my last post. I have been working on something with hope to reach a much larger audience. This site will...

Click the link below to get copy of my GAP Analysis for the proposed USP <797> and see where your facility stands This document will be...

It's been a while since I have been able to post so I thought I'd answer a question here concerning how to avoid chaos when surface...

Remember that USP sets minimum standards and that it is up to each facility to assess situations and go beyond the minimum when needed. ...

Sterile Isopropyl Alcohol (IPA) 70% use is indispensable in any compounding-controlled environment. Many may recall when IPA 70% was the...