Friday, January 4, 2013

South Dakota Board of Pharmacy Compounding

From the South Dakota Board of Pharmacy Newletter for January 2013:

Staff Notes
As a result of the tragic events that occurred with the New England Compounding Center pharmacy in Framingham, MA, it is imperative that anyone compounding sterile products review their policies and procedures as it relates to the United States Pharmacopeia (USP) Chapter 797 document and ARSD 20:51:31 (Sterile Compounding Practices). The Board encourages you to print off the current version of USP Chapter 797. USP is making the document available free of charge on a temporary basis by visiting the following link: www.usp.org/usp-healthcare-professionals/
compounding/compounding-general-chapters/downloadusp-nf-general-chapter-pharmaceutical-compounding. If you are outsourcing sterile compounded products, the
Board would suggest that you visit the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Web site (www.ashp.org) to review their Compounding Resource Center. They provide
guidelines on outsourcing sterile compounding services. It is essential for the safety of all patients that all the pharmacies that compound medications, regardless of setting, adhere to the very highest standards.

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