Showing posts with label Outside the Hood --Microbial Contamination. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Outside the Hood --Microbial Contamination. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Outside the Hood --Microbial Contamination

Outside the Hood

Amber E. Proctor, PharmD, and Erinn C. Rowe, PharmD, MS
Published Online: Tuesday, January 14, 2014 
 
While the safety of compounded sterile preparations (CSPs) has been an important topic in the practice of pharmacy for decades, the recent tragic deaths related to fungal contamination of preservative-free methylprednisolone injection have once again put the topic on the national stage. In light of this call to ensure patient safety, hospital pharmacies have been evaluating their use of outsourcing and their own compliance with United States Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) chapter <797> regulations.1

Microbial contamination of CSPs can occur in any practice setting and puts patients at risk of significant morbidity and mortality. It is important to note that some CSPs are prepared and administered in clinics, at the bedside, in procedural areas, and in operating rooms with little direct pharmacy oversight. While quality and safety programs exist within other health care professions, pharmacy knowledge and involvement in these activities ensures compliance with best practices and also provides an opportunity for pharmacy to take ownership of the complete medication use process.
 
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