Nonsterile Compounding: Quality Assurance and Quality Control

Course overview

This course provides training in the methods and standards required for compounding nonsterile pharmaceutical products. Participants will learn about Quality Assurance (QA), which encompasses a series of programs to ensure that procedures used in compounding meet specific standards to prevent errors. These standards include rigorous training and evaluation of pharmacy personnel, monitoring and testing of compounding equipment, and assessment of compounded products and patient outcomes. The course also covers Quality Control (QC), which focuses on testing ingredients, devices, and final products to ensure they meet identity and purity standards to catch errors. Essential record keeping, which supports effective QA and QC practices by documenting each step of the compounding process, will also be a key component of the curriculum.