Proposed Revisions to USP Chapter <797> Pharmaceutical Compounding--Sterile Preparations

Author(s):  Newton David W

Issue:  Mar/Apr 2005 - Health and Wellness
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Abstract:  A meeting of the Sterile Compounding Committee (SCC) of the Council of Experts of the United States Pharmacopeial Convention, Inc. (USP) on October 13 and 14, 2004, resulted in a set of proposed revisions to USP Chapter <797> on the compounding of sterile preparations. These proposed revisions are summarized in tabular form in this article. These tables are intended to succinctly present the substantive changes in practice standards and important clarifications in the proposed revisions.

Related Keywords: David W. Newton, BS, PhD, FAPhA, United States Pharmacopeia, USP, Chapter <797> revisions, sterile preparation, Sterile Compounding Committee

Related Categories: LEGAL, STERILE PREPARATIONS, UNITED STATES PHARMACOPEIA CONVENTIONS

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