USP Compounding Standards & Resources
Compounding plays an important role in the delivery of quality patient care. Over the past two decades, there has been an increased need for compounding, resulting from a variety of factors: drug shortages, the need to access drugs or dosage forms withdrawn from the market, and special patient needs for customized therapies (e.g., allergen-free medications, bioidentical hormone replacement therapy, non-standard doses, and parenteral nutrition).
USP supports compounding pharmacy by setting standards for compounded medicines under the guidance of volunteer pharmacy compounding experts, and offers pharmacy-related resources and programs to support the work of compounding practitioners. USP's official standards for pharmacy compounding of sterile and nonsterile preparations are available through general chapters and monographs published in the USP–NF. All compounding-focused general chapters are now available in the new electronic publication USP on Compounding: A Guide for the Compounding Practitioner. USP is also a founding member of the Pharmacy Compounding Accreditation Board (PCAB), which is committed to uniform accreditation standards for the compounding profession.
Click on the topics below to learn about USP's compounding standards and resources:
- American Pharmacists Association (APhA)
- American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP)
- Centers for Disease Control Prevention (CDC)
- U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
- International Academy of Compounding Pharmacists (IACP)
- National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP)
- National Home Infusion Association (NHIA)
- National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA)
- Pharmacy Compounding Accreditation Board (PCAB)
USP hosts meetings and education courses focused on pharmacy, medication safety, and other areas related to patient care.
Webinars for Compounding Professionals
- Compounding Total Parenteral Nutrition Preparations: A 2011 Investigation of a Bacterial Outbreak
- Safely Compounding Quality Medications—A Review of USP General Chapter <795>
- Safely Compounding Quality Medications—Understanding Revisions to USP General Chapter <1163>
Compounding/Sterile Preparations—Pharmacopeial Education On-demand Webinar Series
- Complete Review of Chapter <797> Revisions
- Disinfectant Cleansing and Garbing
- Environmental Monitoring Controls and Facility Design
- Microbial Contamination and Sterilization Methods
- Microbial Contamination, Media Fill Testing, and Hazardous Drugs
- Radiopharmaceuticals, Sterilization Methods, and Specialty CSPs
For a complete list of upcoming events, visit Meetings & Courses.
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