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efore I would ever purchase prefilled syringes from a
compounding pharmacy, I'd first ask the pharmacist a
long list of questions. Aseptic filling or terminal sterili-
zation? Have you done stability studies? Are you com-
pliant with USP <797>? Are you a registered 503B
facility?
The answers I received to these and a few other queries would
determine which pharmacy got my business — and which I'd avoid
like an outbreak of fungal meningitis.
Not that I'm in the market for prefilled syringes these days. You
see, I was a sterile compounding pharmacist for more than 20 years
in military hospitals. After retiring from the military, I worked for
4 Questions to Ask About Prefilled Syringes
Here's what a compounding pharmacy consultant would want to know.
Christopher Smalley, RPh | Downingtown, Pa.
• INQUIRING MINDS What should you ask your compounding pharmacy about the prefilled syringes it produces?