*Module 5: 797 Flashcards

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How many designated people are required to oversee compounding activities?

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At least 1

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The designated person(s) overseeing compounding activities must be designated in the ______

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Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)

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Does the person overseeing compounding activities have to be a pharmacist?

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No

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What are the responsibilities of designated individuals overseeing compounding activities?

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  • selecting components
  • oversee training & ensure competency
  • ensure SOPs are fully implemented
  • monitor and observe compounding to immediately identify and correct errors
  • establish, monitor, and document procedures
  • recall method must be in place
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5
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What details does the SOP include?

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  • facility
  • equipment
  • personnel
  • storage
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(USP 797) What is the definition of Administration?

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Direct application of a sterile product or preparation to a single patient by injecting, infusing, or otherwise providing a sterile product or preparation in its final form

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(USP 797) What is considered preparation per approved labeling?

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Mixing per manufacturer’s labels for a single dose for an individual patient is NOT considered compounding

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What does Immediate-Use CSP entail?

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  • administration begins within 4 hours following the start of preparation
  • preparation involved not more than 3 sterile products
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Anything injected into the blood must be free of?

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  • bacteria, viruses, fungi
  • contaminants such as glass shards, precipitates, particles, etc
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What formulations must be compounded in a sterile environment?

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  • IV, IM, subcutaneous injectables
  • Radiopharmaceuticals (nuclear medicine)
  • eye drops
  • irrigations (washes that go through a body cavity, excluding rectal and sinus cavity)
  • pulmonary inhalations (not nasal)
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Any particle that is _______ is included in the particle count.

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0.5 microns or larger

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12
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What type of air is not classified by ISO?

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Room (ambient)

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13
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ISO class _____ is required for critical areas that are closest to the sterile drugs and sterile containers.

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5

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ISO 5 requires no more than _____ particles per cubic meter.

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3,520

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15
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What must a sterile compounding area include?

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  • anteroom
  • secondary engineering control (SEC)
  • primary engineering control (PEC)
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16
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True or false: each space has its own ISO requirement.

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true

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17
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What can you have instead of an anteroom, SEC, and PEC?

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Compounding aseptic isolator (CAI) in a segregated compounding area (SCA)

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What is the device or room that provides the ISO 5 requirement?

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Primary Engineering Control (PEC)

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19
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The most common way to achieve an ISO 5 is by using a __________.

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sterile hood

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20
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Example of a sterile hood?

A

Laminar Airflow Workbench (LAFW)

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A _______ is another PEC. Often found in a SCA and commonly called a _________.

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  • compounding aseptic isolator (CAI)
  • glovebox
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22
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ISO ___ required for SEC.

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7

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23
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What is the room that contains the PEC(s)?

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SEC

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24
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SEC is commonly called a _______/________.

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buffer area/buffer room

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ISO class ______ required if anteroom opens to a positive pressure buffer area.
8
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ISO class ______ required if anteroom opens to a negative pressure buffer area.
7
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Where does garbing and handwashing take place?
(This is the room that connects the buffer room to the rest of the pharmacy) anteroom
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What is not allowed in the clean room?
- sinks - drains in floor - doors to outside - unsealed windows
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There are 3 CSP categories. Category 1 includes CSP assigned BUD of ___________ at room temp and __________ in the fridge.
- 12 hours or less - 24 hours or less
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Categories 1, 2, and 3 compounded sterile products can be compounded by using?
- all sterile ingredients from the start - all non-sterile ingredients from the start - or a combo
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If any ingredient is non-sterile, the whole compound must be made sterile via?
terminal sterilization
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The __ day the product is made is considered day 1.
first
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Unless directly administered by the person who prepared it or administration is witnessed by the preparer, the Immediate-Use CSP must be labeled with:
- the names and amounts of all active ingredients - the name or initials of the person who prepared the preparation - the 4-hour time period within which administration must begin
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Frequency of cleaning and disinfecting: Direct Compounding Area (DCA)
• At the beginning of each shift • Before batching • Every 30 minutes it is being used 70% IPA is applied • Any time it is visibly soiled
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Frequency of cleaning and disinfecting: counters, work surfaces
daily
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Frequency of cleaning and disinfecting: floors
daily
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Frequency of cleaning and disinfecting: walls
monthly
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Frequency of cleaning and disinfecting: ceilings
monthly
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Frequency of cleaning and disinfecting: storage shelving
monthly
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Supplies must be?
low lint, disposable
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Reusable cleaning tools must be?
dedicated to the space and not removed from the area
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Who must be trained?
Compounders, anyone with direct oversight of compounders, and personnel who do not compound but restock, clean/disinfect the SCA, etc.
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Staffing must demonstrate adequate _________, ____________, __________, & ________ prior to independently compounding a sterile product.
• Hand hygiene • Garbing and gloving • Cleaning and disinfecting sterile space/equipment • Sterile drug preparation
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How do they demonstrate they have appropriate garbing competency?
- visual observation - pass the "gloved fingertip and thumb sampling test" on both hands - the initial competency must be completed correctly at least 3 separate times in a row
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In Category 1 & 2 what is the only type of garb that can be reused if worn by same person?
Gown
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How often are Ongoing Garbing Competency Evaluations & Ongoing Aseptic Manipulation Competency Evaluations conducted?
- Category 1 & 2: at least every 6 months, Category 3: at least every 3 months - at least every 12 months
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Initial Aseptic Manipulation Competency evaluation includes:
- visual observation - media fill testing with post-GFT - surface sampling
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Compounders and those with direct oversight must complete ______ successful aseptic manipulation.
one
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TSA from GFT test is incubated at __________ for ___________ AND then at __________ for no less than _____ additional days.
- 30-35C - no less than 48 h - 20-25C - 5
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Media-fill tests are used to:
determine if good aseptic technique was used
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What indicated contamination in the media-fill test?
turbidity (cloudiness)
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Media-fill test is incubated for _________.
14 days
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Temperature and humidity in the SEC must be monitored and documented how often?
once daily minimum
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In the SEC, maintain temperature equal to or less than?
20C (68F)
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In the SEC, maintain humidity at equal to or less than _____%.
60
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Temperature monitoring devices must be calibrated every ________ months.
12
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In the storage area, the temperature must be monitored and documented how often?
once daily minimum
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Fridge must be ___ to ____ C.
2-8
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Freezer must be ___ to ____ C.
-25 to -10
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Airborne particle sampling is done how often?
every 6 months
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Air pressure is checked at least ___________ or________ using a continuous monitoring device.
- once daily - with every work shift
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Microbial air and Surface Monitoring provides us with information on:
the quality of the compounding environment
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Surface sampling (before cleaning and disinfecting) is done when?
• Every 30 days for all classified areas and pass-through spaces • End of each shift for the dirtiest areas (which are the ones touched most frequently—door handles, inside PEC, etc.)
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What happens when contamination criteria are exceeded?
A root cause investigation must be launched
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Visible air sampling is done how often?
- Category 1 & 2: every 6 months - Category 3: monthly
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Surface sampling is done how often?
- Category 1 & 2: monthly - Category 3: weekly