It has been almost eight years since USP General Chapter - Pharmaceutical Compounding became part of the official compendia. It is now widely considered the standard for sterile compounding practice in the United States.However even after all this time it is still surrounded by much confusion, misinterpretation, and improper application in compounding rooms all over the country. Whether you agree with all or some aspects of USP one thing is clear - compounding of sterile preparations “as u...

Every person in your practice setting who compounds CSPs must have the education, training, and experience to perform their assigned job functions properly since patient safety is the paramount concern. If there is any confusion regarding this, it is important to note that USP General Chapter opens with its objective clearly stated: …to describe conditions and practices to prevent harm, including death, to patients….”The robust Responsibility of Compounding Personnel section of USP Gen...

Healthcare in the United States is facing an ever increasing crisis directly effecting patient care – wide spread and lengthy shortages of essential drugs needed to provide good quality care. This global problem is complex and stems from economic, legal, regulatory, policy, and clinical factors that are deeply interconnected.Medical product shortages are harmful to all patients involved. There is no single or simple solution that can resolve this complex problem. Efforts to address this prob...

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common form of arrhythmia observed in clinical practice. Although not typically life-threatening itself, AF represents a major risk factor for stroke and major cause of death and serious long-term disability. Approximately 15% of the 795,000 new or recurrent strokes that occur each year develop in patients with AF. Appropriate management of patients with AF involves the assessment of stroke risk and, when indicated, long-term anticoagulation therapy.

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