August 6, 2025
Within pharmaceutical manufacturing, compounding, and other drug-handling spaces, buffer rooms and anterooms are often used to keep medications safe. You’ll find them in multi-room cleanroom suites, but especially in pharmacies, hospitals, and drug manufacturing more ge...
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June 4, 2025
USP 797 is more than just a set of guidelines; its rules were designed to protect patients. And it does this by making sure sterile medications are prepared safely in controlled environments. A cleanroom is one such environment, and one of the most important of any m...
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July 30, 2024
In the healthcare industry, even minor contamination of intravenous (IV) medications can lead to disastrous consequences, including severe infections and prolonged hospital stays. Since the contamination of compounded medications poses such a big risk to the safety of p...
July 19, 2024
Deep within pharmacies and other healthcare settings, compounding cleanrooms work like secret laboratories, where medications are crafted specifically for individuals. These highly-controlled environments ensure that each dose is free from dangerous particle contaminati...
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June 25, 2024
The line between a safe and effective medication and a dangerous one is often razor-thin. To prevent crossing this line, the United States Pharmacopeia (USP) has established guidelines, such as USP 797 and USP 800. These chapters aim to improve the overall safety and ha...
December 21, 2022
USP 797 is a standard established by the United States Pharmacopeia Convention (USP), a scientific non-profit organization dedicated to ensuring the quality of the American drug/ pharmaceutical supply, USP 797 also outlines the required procedures for compounding ...