National Association of Boards of Pharmacy

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Training and Competency Training programs are fundamental for ensuring that staff are knowledgeable about nonsterile and sterile compounding procedures, however, 42% of nonsterile and 16% of sterile pharmacies are still behind in this area.

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Pulses

APRIL 27, 2023

When I discovered an interest in non-sterile compounding during my first year of pharmacy school, I worked with a professor to create and deliver content. I also had the opportunity to educate younger students by creating an activity for a third-year compounding elective.

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The Happy PharmD

JULY 4, 2024

The roots of compounding pharmacy run deep, tracing back to the eighth century in Baghdad, where the first pharmacy drug store opened its doors. When it comes to earnings, compounding pharmacy offers a range comparable to other community pharmacy roles, with salaries averaging between $90,000 to $140,000 annually.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

The services may also include preparation of customised ready-to-use medications by sterile or non-sterile compounding. Compounding companies may prepare a full range of customised medications such as flavoured medicines, transdermal creams, and bio-identical hormone therapies.

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RX Note

MARCH 23, 2023

An expiry date of less than 28 days may be more appropriate in some clinical circumstances.

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Pharmacy Times

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Research indicates that poor technique or failure to follow up-to-date standards and protocols could lead to injury or even death of patients who need compounded medications.

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European Pharmaceutical Review

MARCH 11, 2024

In a review on fungal-contaminated compounded pharmaceuticals and medical devices, researchers have described how the contamination of these products can be due to breaches in sterile compounding procedures.

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Pharmacy Joe

APRIL 21, 2024

The authors conclude: For treatment of hypernatremia, the time has come to abandon the use of sterile water for injection and sodium chloride solutions of less than 0.45% that require sterile compounding.

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National Association of Boards of Pharmacy

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

There have been instances of dirty sterile compounding surfaces — even one with a communal microwave on top of it. I have seen drugs left out on the floor, vaccines stored in the same fridge as employees’ food and drinks, and dusty, cluttered, and unkempt shelving.

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Pharmacy Joe

JANUARY 12, 2022

The authors conclude: For treatment of hypernatremia, the time has come to abandon the use of sterile water for injection and sodium chloride solutions of less than 0.45% that require sterile compounding.

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RX Note

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

NOTE: In non-sterile compounding , however, anti-foaming agents (e.g. Foaming Agents Surfactants are crucial in the production of detergents and soaps. They from micelles, which encapsulate and lift lipophilic (oil-loving) dirt, allowing it to be washed away. simethicone) are more commonly used.

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