The inaugural USP Chapter <797> Compliance Study was published in the October 2011 issue of Pharmacy Purchasing & Products and is available online at www.pppmag.com/ComplianceStudy . The comprehensive results from this survey not only provide data to measure the success of pharmacies’ efforts in complying with sterile compounding requirements, but also offer access to the tools necessary to continually improve sterile compounding practices. Though deciphering
differences in overall compliance scores based on certain variables was not one of the stated purposes of the USP <797> Compliance Study, upon review and analysis it was observed that statistically significant differences existed in compliance scores based upon state regulatory status.
differences in overall compliance scores based on certain variables was not one of the stated purposes of the USP <797> Compliance Study, upon review and analysis it was observed that statistically significant differences existed in compliance scores based upon state regulatory status.