The Sterile Compounding Answer Book: A Guide to Contemporary Best Practices provides expert guidance and a balance of both formal requirements of USP Chapter <797> and practical advice to ensure best practices. The book follows a sterile product from receipt to preparation in a healthcare facility, addressing core elements of the USP chapter.

The Q&A approach provides a comprehensive overview and explanation of the requirements of USP Chapter<797> and specific guidance for sterile compounding.

Key discussion areas of the book include:

Quality-of-practice standards for sterile compounding issued by USP
Guidelines, procedures, and compliance requirements for compounding sterile preparations
Work practices to meet requirements and best practices
Personnel training and core competencies, including suggested approaches for documenting competency
Requirements for a sterile compounding suite, segregated compounding areas, and areas used for compounding radiopharmaceuticals and allergen extracts
Approach to assigning beyond-use dates