In june 2019 the united states pharmacopeia usp released several new and revised pharmacy compounding standards.
Usp 797 clean room temperature and humidity requirements.
Usp 797 changes with engineering controls removal of references to hazardous drugs defined temperature relative humidity requirements 20 c 68 f or cooler 60 rh no in room humidifiers or de humidifiers defined interval for environmental monitoring monthly 5.
33 other professional organizations also provide guidance on specific aspects of compounding.
Practices28 31 32 and a discussion guide on usp chapter 797 17 and has recognized usp chapter 797 as a relevant practice standard in the ashp guidelines.
Inside the room and in which other relevant parameters e g temperature humidity and pressure are controlled as necessary it is critical to understand how your pharmacy cleanroom is impacted by the myriad of standards and references for cleanroom de sign and operation including usp chapter 797 require.
Revision as yet unproposed in pf of usp s definition for controlled room temperature from 20 25 to 2 30.
Maintaining usp 800 s required acph engineering and iso clean air standards.
Minimum standard for pharmacies in hospitals.
Standards for compounding sterile preparations usp 797 helps to ensure patients receive quality preparations that are free from contaminants and are consistent in intended identity strength and potency.
Usp 797 clean room guidelines standards.
Temperature and humidity requirements for the c sec room are lower than in the past.
It describes a number of requirements including responsibilities of compounding personnel training environmental monitoring.
The design of stability studies during pharmaceutical product development and registration takes into account expected supply chain storage and distribution conditions in anticipated markets.
Low to medium risk.
Personnel validation three consecutive media fill runs without contamination.
Specifically usp published revisions to general chapter 797 pharmaceutical compounding and sterile preparations and published a new general chapter 800 hazardous drugs handling in healthcare settings.
30 hours at room temperature 7 days at cold temperature and 25 days in a solid frozen state at 20 c or colder.
Standards for prescribing preparation.
While usp 795 and usp 797 focus on the quality of patient outcome by producing compounds.
Temperature and humidity gauges mounted in the room see appendix 1.
Usp 797 guidelines minimum requirements for validation.