what about vaccination? and sterile preparation>

 More than 35,000 people die each year as a result of flu complications; 200,000 are hospitalized.

The CDC recommends if you are working in a hospital setting that you receive an annual flu shot.

Administration of the Flu Vaccine: 63% of healthcare workers get an annual flu shot; it is 60 to 70% effective.

Administration of the Nasal Flu Vaccine: attenuated virus – live, present in the nasal flu vaccine.

Compounded sterile preparation (CSP) - a sterile product that is prepared outside of the pharmaceutical manufacturer’s facility. Sterility refers to the CSP being free of microorganisms.

Stability - refers to chemical and physical characteristics, such as pH, degradation, formation of precipitates, or unexpected color changes.

• Requirements for sterile compounds differ from nonsterile compounds:
• • Working in a defined clean-room environment
  • Additional requirements for personnel garbing
  • Personnel testing and training
  • Environmental quality specifications
  • Disinfection of gloves and surfaces
• 797 standards apply to all personnel involved in the preparation, storage and transportation of CSP’s.

  CSP’s include: drugs, biologicals, diagnostics, nutrients, and radioactive pharmaceuticals.

  797 standards also apply to all practice settings:
• • Compounding
  • Nuclear
  • Home health
  • Long-term healthcare pharmacy
  • Clinics and physician’s offices