Drug Control Division Inspection Forms
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USP 797 Inspection Form- October 2015
Sterile Compounding Inspection Requirements Please use this document to prepare for your Sterile Compounding inspection
Sterile Compounding Inspection Requirements Please use this document to prepare for your
Designated Pharmacist - means a pharmacist responsible for overseeing the compounding of sterile pharmaceuticals and the application of the USP chapters, as said chapters pertain to sterile compounding.
The Designated Pharmacist in a licensed pharmacy or an institutional pharmacy must notify the department when they commence or cease being the designated pharmacist via email to DCP.PharmacistLicense@ct.gov.
- Approved program(s) for Designated Pharmacists must at minimum include a total 30 hours (can be obtained from different programs) of education in the following areas:
- Fundamentals of sterile compounding
- Hazardous drug and high risk compounding
- Sanitation of pharmacy controlled environments
- Variable facility sampling metrics
- Personnel sampling metrics
- Engineering controls for sterile compounding
- Below are courses that have been approved already. If you have a course that you would like to submit for approval please send the course to DCP.DrugUSPcompounding@ct.gov with all pertinent information. It is the responsibility of the individual designated pharmacist to acquire the appropriate number of hours from the areas outlined above and maintain a records of the courses that have been completed.
- Essential Elements of Compounded Sterile Preparations (LP3 Network) - ACPE number 0864-9999-18-047-H07-P/T
- Sterile Compounding eLearning Course Curriculum 29 lessons with 34 hours of CE - ACPE numbers here.
- (New) Compounded Sterile Preparations Certificate for Pharmacists - American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
For questions and reporting USP related issues please email DCP.DrugUSPcompounding@ct.gov.
USP 795
For questions and reporting USP related issues please email DCP.DrugUSPcompounding@ct.gov.
For information about USP 795, USP 797, and USP 800 or official copies of the chapters please go to the USP website.
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