Sterile Compounding: Best Practices for Garbing and Personal Hygiene

Course overview

Compounded sterile preparations (CSPs) must be kept free from microorganisms, pyrogens, and particulate matter. Preparing CSPs involves numerous factors, each of which has the potential to impact the sterility of these preparations. Best practices for garbing and hand hygiene are crucial aspects of sterile compounding to mitigate the risk of contamination and ensure patient safety. This continuing education activity focuses on the principles and practices of garbing and hand hygiene when working in hazardous and non-hazardous sterile compounding environments.