Sterile Compounding Practice

Personnel who are authorized to enter the sterile compounding room should receive training in accordance with which of the following organizations?

• United States Pharmacopeia (USP)

• Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB)

• The Department of Public Health

• The Joint Commission (TJC)

According to USP <797>, which of the following personal protective equipment equipment (PPE) should a pharmacy technician apply first when performing aseptic technique?

• face mask

• hair bonnet

• gown

• shoe covers

A pharmacy technician should use a vertical airflow hood to compound which of the following types of medications?

• IV piggyback

• Chemotherapy

• Total parenteral nutrition

• Nuclear

A pharmacy technician should identify that which of the following environments should be used to compound a sterile IV preparation?

• ISO 7

• ISO 6

• ISO 8

• ISO 5

A pharmacy technician is preparing to compound sterile products. Which of the following should the technician identify as a method to minimize incompatibilities of compounded solutions?

• Mix drugs that have opposite pH levels.

• Store solutions in a well-lit area.

• Check DEA guidelines for drug interactions.

• Limit the number of drugs added to solutions.

A pharmacy technician is preparing to discard contaminated sharps. According to OSHA guidelines, in which of the following containers should the technician discard the sharps?

• Yellow cytotoxic bin

• Standard trash container

• Red biohazard container

• Black hazardous substance bin

A pharmacy technician should identify that which of the following information is used to determine the beyond-use-date (BUD) of a compounded sterile product?

• Half-life of a medication

• Material safety data sheets

• Manufacturer's expiration date

• Stability of a medication

A pharmacy technician is preparing to compound 1 g ampicillin (Principen) and does not know how much diluent to use. In which of the following locations can the technician find the information about how much diluent he should use?

• Medication order

• Monograph

• Auxiliary label

• Product package insert

According to USP <797>, which of the following locations should the pharmacy technician use to gown, gather materials and label medications for IV preparation?

• Clean room

• Pharmacy supply closet

• Anteroom

• Laminar airflow work bench

A pharmacy technician prepared an IV solution and later notices the formation of a precipitate. Which of the following should the technician identify as a factor that causes this incompatibility?

• Temperature

• Light

• Tonicity

• Pressure