Best of ASHP 2025: Addressing Gaps and Barriers in USP 797

Patricia Kienle highlighted common barriers to compliance with USP 797, including reported gaps, and provided ...

JULY 8, 2025

May the Designated Person(s) Please Stand Up

Hospital systems often have a sole designated person responsible for maintaining compliance with new USP Chapter ...

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Juggling State Rules And Joint Commission A Key in 2025 Surveys

It’s a perennial question for health systems: What will The Joint Commission be focusing on during your next ...

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

3 Familiar USP Compliance Gaps Seen in 2024 Site Visits

It’s a new era for sterile compounding, with USP’s revised General Chapter <797> finally official ...

MARCH 22, 2024

DSCSA ‘Stabilization Period’ Not an Excuse To Delay Compliance

The announcement from the FDA that it would delay full enforcement of the prescription tracking requirements of ...

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Out of Compliance in a Hazardous Buffer Room: Don’t Panic!

You’ve had an out-of-compliance finding in your hazardous drug buffer room, so what should be done now? ...

JUNE 23, 2023

Research Tool Ups Adherence for SP Therapies

Using a research tool known as pragmatic study design, investigators at Vanderbilt Specialty Pharmacy identified a ...

JULY 16, 2022

TJC: Titrated Medications a Common Challenge

Many health systems still struggle to fully comply with a number of the Joint Commission’s medication ...

MARCH 10, 2022