Sunday, July 3, 2011

USP 797 Pre-Occupancy Inspection

USP 797 Consulting Firm Selected to Provide USP 797 Pre-Occupancy Inspection on New Pharmacies in New York

USP797.org, Inc., the only consulting company in the United States focused exclusively on USP 797, is pleased to announce that it recently completed a USP 797 consulting assignment on a new hospital-based compounding pharmacy in New York.

The pharmacy, which will be compounding sterile products in separate chemotherapy compounding and non-chemotherapy compounding rooms, required a pre-occupancy inspection to review the construction of the pharmacy, and advise of any areas that did not meet USP 797, so the hospital could rectify those conditions prior to occupancy. Well known pharmacy design architect William N. Bernstein, AIA led the consulting assignment. The pre-occupancy survey revealed a number of areas where improvements in the project needed to be made to meet USP 797 guidelines. Amongst the areas identified: selection of USP 797 compliant pharmacy equipment, revisions of HVAC pressurization relationships, and additional USP 797 planning suggestions regarding appropriate pharmacy dimensions, flow and materials.

About USP 797:

USP797.org, Inc. is the only pharmacy consulting company in the United States that is focused exclusively on USP 797 guidelines, USP 797 standards, and USP 797 compliance. The firm provides USP 797 consulting, as well as USP 797 information through its well known USP 797 website www.usp797.org.

Amongst the USP 797 topics addressed on www.usp797.org, are the following: usp 797, sterile compounding, compounding sterile, usp 797 guidelines, usp 797 standards, usp chapter 797, compounding sterile preparations, usp797, usp 797 pdf, usps 797, usp 797 summary, biosafety cabinet class, and usp 797 regulations.

For further information about USP 797, please go to the website www.usp797.org, or contact USP797.org, Inc. at:

USP797.org, Inc.
1201 Broadway - 803, New York, NY 10001
T: 212.463.0800
E: info@usp797.org
W: www.usp797.org

USP 797 Learning Boosted by Virtual Clean Room

According to an article in Pharmacy Practice News, by David Bronstein, Purdue University’s College of Pharmacy has developed a three-dimensional (3-D) virtual clean room to teach its students how to comply with USP Chapter 797 requirements for sterile IV preparations.“The primary goal of the program,“ according to the article, “the first of its kind in pharmacy education, according to the instructors—was to enhance the students’ ability to confidently follow the sterile-compounding requirements. Another important aim was for students to gain a better understanding of the extent to which a typical hospital is at risk for making errors during IV drug preparation.“

The success of the teaching program was also reported in the American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education (2011;75:7).

To read more about this virtual USP 797 cleanroom, go to http://www.pharmacypracticenews.com/ViewArticle.aspx?d=Policy&d_id=51&i=June+2011&i_id=738&a_id=17304

About USP 797:

USP797.org, Inc. is the only pharmacy consulting company in the United States that is focused exclusively on USP 797 guidelines, USP 797 standards, and USP 797 compliance. The firm provides USP 797 consulting, as well as USP 797 information through its well known USP 797 website www.usp797.org.

Amongst the USP 797 topics addressed on www.usp797.org, are the following: usp 797, sterile compounding, compounding sterile, usp 797 guidelines, usp 797 standards, usp chapter 797, compounding sterile preparations, usp797, usp 797 pdf, usps 797, usp 797summary, biosafety cabinet class, and usp 797 regulations.

For further information about USP 797, please go to the website www.usp797.org, or contact USP797.org, Inc. at:

USP797.org, Inc.
1201 Broadway - #803, New York, NY 10001
T: 212.463.0800
E: info@usp797.org
W: www.usp797.org