On-Demand: These online courses, ranging from 60 to 90 minutes in duration, focus on specific topics related to the effective implementation and best practices of USP's standards. You can access these courses at any time, anywhere as long as you have a computer with Internet access.
Course times, dates, and agendas subject to change.
In person learning experience held at locations around the world.
Workshops: Traditional in-person forums deliver in-depth analysis and discussion of current standards affecting pharmaceutical manufacturers, pharmacists or other healthcare professionals.
Custom Onsite Offerings: Classroom instruction can be tailored to your company's specific needs and delivered at a location of your choosing. For details, email USP PE at
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Pharmacopeial Education Courses
Microbial Contamination, Media Fill Testing, and Hazardous Drugs
A discussion of CSP microbial contamination (low, medium, and high risk levels and 12 hour beyond use dating) More Info
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Classes are held at USP unless otherwise noted
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Microbial Contamination, Media Fill Testing, and Hazardous Drugs On-Demand Recording
Microbial contamination (i.e., contamination caused by microbial organisms including spores and endotoxins) as well as physical and/or chemical contaminations are serious concerns for compounded products that are supposed to be sterile. This course will cover the various contamination risk levels, media fill testing related to these various levels, and various sterilization methods that can be used when preparing hazardous drugs. The course will also discuss the application of USP Chapters <71> Sterility Tests and <85> Bacterial Endotoxin Test as they relate to Chapter <797>. Aseptic isolators, a room diagram of high-risk versus low risk compounding, and pictures of a hazardous compounding clean room are also covered. Approximately 90 minutes. Lecture conducted by Don Filibeck, Pharm.D., National Director, Pharmacy Services, Critical Care Systems and Larry Griffin, RPh. retired Director of Pharmacy Palestine Medical Center, Texas.
