Compounding Procedures and Safety

Before, after, and throughout each shift, pharmacy technicians should wash their hands with an anti-microbial agent for at least _____.

30 seconds

Based on current United States Pharmacopeia (USP) chapter <800> guidance, if no specific agent is listed on the HD label for deactivation, which agent should be used?

Peroxide Formulations

Define this organization:

Guides healthcare access for non/underinsured patients

HRSA

Define this:

Related to putting commercial sterile products into sterile containers

Aseptic filling

Which requirements are outsourcing facilities (manufacturing) subject to when compounding non-sterile preparations?

cGMP (Current Good Manufacturing Practices

What is true about drugs on the Preferred Drug list?

Most drugs are brand name

What is the recommended maximum amount of medication that should be administered at one time for subcutaneous injections?

3 mL

After administering a drug, the time when the body first starts to respond to the medication is called:

Onset of Action