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J U N E 2 0 1 8 • O U T PA T I E N T S U R G E R Y. N E T • 7 3 B 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?

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