The Importance of USP <797>: Implementation of Standard Operating Procedures at Institutions
by Katie Fermanich, 2022 PharmD Candidate, Melissa Smith, 2023 PharmD Candidate, Elizabeth Braun, 2023 PharmD Candidate, McKay Carstens, 2024 PharmD Candidate
"Compounded medications— medications that are combined, mixed, or have altered ingredients to tailor the medication to the needs of an individual patient— are estimated to make up 1% to 3% of all prescriptions, despite a lack of tracking of their exact volume.1,2 Although compounded medications are a small portion of the overall number of dispensed prescriptions, the impact of an error in compounding one of these medications can result in dramatic consequences."
Keywords: Methylprednisolone Acetate, Schools, Pharmacy, Pharmacies, Laboratories, Judgment, Particulate Matter, Goals, Motivation, Pharmacy, Drug Compounding, Meningitis, Fungal, Prescriptions, Surveys and Questionnaires, Delivery of Health Care, Reference Standards, Organizations, Nonprofit, Disease Outbreaks, Stroke, Blindness, Infection Control
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2021 November/December Table of Contents
"Compounded medications— medications that are combined, mixed, or have altered ingredients to tailor the medication to the needs of an individual patient— are estimated to make up 1% to 3% of all prescriptions, despite a lack of tracking of their exact volume.1,2 Although compounded medications are a small portion of the overall number of dispensed prescriptions, the impact of an error in compounding one of these medications can result in dramatic consequences."
Keywords: Methylprednisolone Acetate, Schools, Pharmacy, Pharmacies, Laboratories, Judgment, Particulate Matter, Goals, Motivation, Pharmacy, Drug Compounding, Meningitis, Fungal, Prescriptions, Surveys and Questionnaires, Delivery of Health Care, Reference Standards, Organizations, Nonprofit, Disease Outbreaks, Stroke, Blindness, Infection Control
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2021 November/December Table of Contents