When many long-term care providers first hear about USP General Chapter <800> Hazardous Drugs--Handling in Healthcare Settings (“USP 800”), they naturally confuse it with the final EPA hazardous ...

The USP 800 requires ASCs and other healthcare organizations to be compliant with a number of medication handling standards regarding receiving, transporting, storing, dispensing and disposing of them ...

The United States Pharmacopeia (USP) Convention’s Chapter 800, “Hazardous Drugs — Handling in Healthcare Settings,” goes into effect Dec. 1. The new standards provide detailed specifications for the ...

Sterile compounding practices are increasingly under scrutiny. State pharmacy boards, in tandem with national efforts by accreditation organizations, are raising the stakes on this critical component ...

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Spectrum Pharmacy Products, a leading North American manufacturer and distributor of pharmaceutical compounding chemicals, equipment and supplies, will be ...

The USP<800> requires ASCs and other healthcare organizations to be compliant with a number of medication handling standards such as receiving, transport, storage, dispensing, disposal and patient ...

USP <800> provides standards for safe handling of hazardous drugs (HD) to minimize the risk of exposure to healthcare workers, patients, and the environment. But what are the real-world implications ...

Editor’s note: This article has been updated since original publication to delete a mention of oxytocin, which was made in error. See further comment below. * We ...

Winston-Salem, NC, June 29, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Inmar Intelligence, a data-driven technology-enabled services company, today announced an expanded contract with Vizient, Inc, the largest ...

On March 12, 2020, an Appeals Panel of the United States Pharmacopeial Convention (“USP”) granted appeals to revisions of two compounding standards—General Chapter <795> Pharmaceutical Compounding – ...

BELLEVUE, WA--(Marketwired - Jul 20, 2017) - Wolters Kluwer, a leading global provider of information and point of care solutions for the healthcare industry, announced today the further expansion of ...