Sterile Solution forms Flashcards

1
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New England Compounding Center tragedy

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-2012 compound pharmacy
-poop in product
-menningitis and DIED
-sparked changes in law

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2
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Reasons for Concern

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-uncontrolled environments are still in use
-inadequate controls increase incidence of medication errors

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3
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Possible medication errors from uncontrolled environments

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-incorrect ingredients
-incorrect strengths
-contamination with pathogens or pyrogens

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4
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Pharmacist responsibilities

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-inspecting all formulas, calculations, substances, containers, closures and in-process materials pertaining to compounded sterile preparations

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5
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Avastin 2011

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-infection risk from repackaged injections
-pharmacist wrongly told someone they could reuse vial
=blind

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6
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Flow of Admixture Orders

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5. Label generated
6. Components assembled
7. Admixture prepared
8. expiration time stopped
9. pharmacist checks

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7
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USP chapters > 1000

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-recommendations

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8
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USP chapters < 1000

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-enforcable
-must follow

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9
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USP chapters

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-critical to parenteral products

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10
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USP <797>

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-law of compounding sterile (parenteral) preparations (admixtures)
-every pharmacist must be familiar with it

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11
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Parenteral Products

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-taken into body other than by GI tract
-products administered by INJECTION

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12
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Parenteral Route

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-can be used to admin drugs directly to specific body organs and tissues to produce effect at site while minimizing side effects

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13
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Considerations about parenteral products

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-admin requires an injury to body
-admin bypasses body’s natural defense barriers
-admin makes body vulnerable
-must meet stringent requirements

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14
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Sterile Preparation requirements

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-sterile
-particle free
-pyrogen free

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15
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all dosage form requirements

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-right potency
-proper label

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16
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Risks of parenterals to patients

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-microbial contamination
-excessive bacterial endotoxins
-variability in intended strength
-unintended contaminants
-inappropriate quality of products

17
Q

Sterile

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-free of microbial organisms

18
Q

Sterilization

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-steam (autoclave)
-filtration (bacteria retentive membrane)
-dry heat (oven)
-gas (ethylene oxide)
-irradiation (gamma rays)

19
Q

pyrogens

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-contaminants that produce fever
-also produce septic shock
-remnants from microbes

20
Q

septicemia

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infection of blood

21
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septic shock

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acute reaction to bacterial endotoxins

22
Q

why particle free?

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-foreign particles can trigger immune response
-can produce damage to lungs and kidneys
-can and have killed ppl

23
Q

Types of parenteral products USP <1>

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-solutions
-dry, soluble preparations
-suspensions
-dry, insoluble preparations
-emulsions
-concentrates

24
Q

Injection

A

-liquid preparations that are drug substances or solutions

25
Q

For Injection

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-dry solids or liquid preparations
-add vehicle to yield solution

26
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Injectable emulsion

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-liquid prep of drug dissolved or disperesed in emulsion medium

27
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Injectable suspension

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-liquid prep of solids suspended in liquid medium

28
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For Injectable suspension

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-dry solids
-add vehicle to yield suspension

29
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Detective Assignemnt

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-keep an eye on HC professionals
-info materials about parenteral products
-labels of products
-find violations of USP <1>

30
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Sizes of parenteral preparations

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-Large Volume parenteral (LVP)
-Small Volume parenterals (SVP)

31
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Large volume parenterals (LVP)

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-single dose injections packaged in container with more than 100 mL

32
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small volume parenterals

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100mL or less

33
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Vehicles of parenteral products

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-solvents or mediums for the administration of therapeutic agents
-must meet USP pyrogen requirements
-water most common and preferred

34
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3 types of water for parenteral products

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-water for injection (WFI)
-Sterile water for injection (SWFI)
-Bacteriostatic water for injection (BWFI)

35
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water for injection USP (WFI)

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-pyrogen free
-non-sterile
-single use sealed container

36
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Sterile water for injection USP (SWFI)

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-pyrogen free
-sterile
-packed in sealed containers no bigger than 1000mL

37
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Bacteriostatic water for injection USP (BWFI)

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-pyrogen free
-sterile with antimicrobial agent added

38
Q

sterile water for irrigation

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-idk why he listed this

39
Q

Never inject

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plain water into blood stream