Feb. 6, 2013
A majority of respondents to a survey on compounding practices indicated that pharmacy technicians who work in sterile compounding should be certified or licensed. The survey, conducted by the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP), also indicated that respondents believe technicians should be required to demonstrate proficiency in sterile compounding as a requisite for such licensure. Further, of the 412 pharmacists and pharmacy technicians surveyed, 13% reported that contamination of high risk compounded sterile products had occurred in their facility in the past year. “Only half (50%) of all staff pharmacists and 38% of pharmacy technicians were confident that contamination had not occurred,” as stated in a news release (PDF) summarizing the survey results. The complete ISMP survey results were published in the January 24, 2013 issue of the ISMP Medication Safety Alert! newsletter.
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A majority of respondents to a survey on compounding practices indicated that pharmacy technicians who work in sterile compounding should be certified or licensed. The survey, conducted by the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP), also indicated that respondents believe technicians should be required to demonstrate proficiency in sterile compounding as a requisite for such licensure. Further, of the 412 pharmacists and pharmacy technicians surveyed, 13% reported that contamination of high risk compounded sterile products had occurred in their facility in the past year. “Only half (50%) of all staff pharmacists and 38% of pharmacy technicians were confident that contamination had not occurred,” as stated in a news release (PDF) summarizing the survey results. The complete ISMP survey results were published in the January 24, 2013 issue of the ISMP Medication Safety Alert! newsletter.
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