Achieving Your Personnel Best: Training Personnel in USP Chapter <797> and Opportunities for Quality Assessment Plans

View Activity United States Pharmacopeia General Chapter 797 (USP <797>) sets the minimum standards for sterile compounding to ensure quality and safety of compounded sterile preparations and...

IV Been There Too: Safely and Effectively Incorporating Technology and a Designated Person in USP <797> Compliance

View Activity There is a potpourri of questions surrounding the new USP <797> updates and many pharmacists and pharmacy technicians are unclear on how to obtain answers. As more facilities us...

Safe Medicine, Safe Care: What You Need to Know About IV Push Medications

Using examples of events that have been reported to the ISMP National Medication Errors Reporting Program (ISMP MERP), data from cost-effectiveness research studies, and first-hand experience shift...

Applying Best Practices for Injection Safety: A “How To” Roadmap

Using examples of events that have been reported to the ISMP National Medication Errors Reporting Program (ISMP MERP), data from cost-effectiveness research studies, and first-hand experience shift...

Podcast: USP <797> and Parenteral Nutrition: What’s New on the Menu

View Activity United States Pharmacopeia General Chapter 797 (USP <797>) sets the minimum standards for sterile compounding to ensure quality and safety of compounded sterile preparations and...

Ensuring Medication Safety in Parenteral Nutrition: The Role of Multi-Chamber Bags and Alternative Lipids

The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) has been highlighting errors and harmful events related to parenteral nutrition (PN) for nearly two decades. Most recently, the long-standing shor...

Navigating the Life Cycle of Viable Air and Surface Samples

View Activity United States Pharmacopeia General Chapter 797 (USP <797>) sets the minimum standards for sterile compounding to ensure quality and safety of compounded sterile preparations and...

Podcast: Demystifying Immediate Use: What’s NOT Category 1, 2, or 3

Learn from experts on compliance with USP Chapter <797> in all size facilities.

Podcast: Compliance with USP Chapter <797> in Small and Rural Hospitals

Learn from experts on compliance with USP Chapter <797> in small and rural hospitals.

Leveraging IV Robotics to Optimize Sterile Compounding Practices to Improve Safety

Learn about the role of IV robotics in the advancement of safety in sterile compounding operations and the steps needed to address perceived barriers for its implementation and use.

Transitioning to Ready-to-Administer IV Medications: Can it be Both Safe and Affordable?

Intravenous (IV) therapy is considered an essential component of healthcare delivery, with over 90% of hospitalized patients receiving some form of infusion therapy. Errors involving IV medications...

Improving Safety, Efficiencies, and Reducing Waste with Ready-to-Administer IV Medications: A Roadmap to Success

Many organizations have stated that to avoid the unnecessary, error-prone complexity of IV push medication preparation and administration, and to avoid the risk of contamination and personnel expos...