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The healthcare and pharmacy industry faces numerous challenges in ensuring the safety of their workers, especially those involved in handling hazardous drugs, such as chemotherapy agents. Exposure to these drugs poses significant health risks, including skin contact contamination. To mitigate these risks, the United States Pharmacopeia (USP) Chapter 800 sets stringent guidelines for maximizing safety…
In medical environments, prioritizing employees’ health and safety is critical. Nowhere is this truer than in cleanrooms, where the risk of exposure to bloodborne pathogens lurks, presenting potential hazards to workers’ health and well-being. At Cleanroom Supplies, we recognize the pivotal role of personal protective equipment (PPE) in upholding safety and hygiene standards. With our…
After years of collecting and analyzing information across the industry, the United States Pharmacopeia (USP) published its final version of the revisions to General Chapter <797> Pharmaceutical Compounding – Sterile Preparations, originally issued in 2008. The USP update to <797> incorporate advances in science and clinical practice and aim to clarify topics that were not…
Using shoe covers in a way that complies with USP800 is a small, but vital, detail in controlling microbial contamination in your critical environment. Proper use of shoe covers also protects cleanroom workers and others outside the cleanroom when hazardous drugs (HDs) are handled. USP800 specifically addresses the use of shoe covers. This includes a…
Our website offers useful information for getting and staying USP <797> compliant. See USP <797> revisions for November 2023. This guide serves as an overview to these resources. Our trained cleanroom consultants can assist you with questions about your specific protocols especially if you are facing issues with contamination or product incompatibility. Just ask! USP…
Proper Cleanroom Attire Correct cleanroom attire for your application is vital, but not effective if not donned and doffed correctly. Specific gowning procedures within your overall cleanroom SOPs often differ between critical environments, the basic steps apply to all. Proper donning and doffing of cleanroom garments prevents contamination of manufactured products and the worker. But…
Hydrogen peroxide is an excellent sterilizing solution to include in your cleanroom’s standard operating procedures for cleaning. Sterile controlled environments must rigidly adhere to cleaning and disinfecting regimens and most include hydrogen peroxide. Hydrogen peroxide disinfection is effective against a wide variety of micro-organisms and is cost-effective, it is a safe alternative to other methods…
Before we delve into what stainless steel to use in your cleanroom and why, we want to give some basics about what stainless steel is which will help you better understand why the grade of stainless steel matters when choosing cleanroom equipment. What is Stainless Steel? Steel is iron combined with carbon. It is stronger…
Use of the laminar flow hood in your compounding pharmacy is a necessity to protect your products and the patients that use them. We offer tips on its use including how we can help you procure all the right cleaning products and PPE apparel needed to property use the hood. The enclosed workstation creates a…
Chemo-rated gloves protect your healthcare workers exposed to hazardous drugs such as chemotherapy preparations as well as being a key consumable to help you achieve USP800 compliance. But selecting the right chemical protective glove is not as straightforward as it may seem. Chemotherapeutic chemicals are either: cytostatic – destroy cells cytotoxic – inhibit the growth…