tinct "Look-Alike/Sound-Alike" (LASA) drug
auxiliary labels, different color narcotic-use
forms and separation in storage areas are all
proven error-reducing tactics.
Compounder-vetting keys
If you're considering using a compounding
pharmacy to offset the recent drug shortages,
be sure to carefully vet the compounders you
use. At a minimum, the pharmacy must be
state-licensed and 503B-registered. After all, it
wasn't too long ago that we witnessed the
2012 New England Compounding Center
(NECC) disaster where a strip-mall pharmacy
singlehandedly caused a nationwide outbreak
of fungal meningitis by selling vials of
injectable steroids that were tainted with the
deadly fungus that left 64 dead and 753
injured. Here are 2 proven ways to properly
vet compounders:
Make sure compounders fulfill the "attesta-
tion tools" and meet all compounding require-
ments. Any compounder you use should, at a
minimum, meet The American Society of
Hospital Pharmacists' (ASHP) "Guidelines on
Outsourcing Sterile Compounding Services"
(osmag.net/eyK7FE). Additionally, you can
download this form at
outpatientsurgery.net/forms to make sure a
potential compounder meets minimum require-
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