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Our website offers useful information for getting and staying USP <797> compliant. 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 <797> Cleaning & Disinfecting Compounding Areas Your…
The history of cleanroom clothing has seen many technological changes over the decades. Early cleanroom concepts of controlling contamination of an environment can be seen hatching as far back as the American Civil War when front-line surgeons noted the environmental risks of surgery in the field. During the 19th century, hospital operating rooms were about…
Each application within a typical cleanroom, a healthcare facility, or industrial process is unique and has varying requirements for personal protective equipment (PPE) including specialized apparel. Sometimes the job of the apparel is not only to protect the worker, but also to protect the environment and sometimes products created by an application from contamination. Below…
When many people, especially outside the cleanroom industry, think of cleanrooms, they envision scientists garbed head-to-toe in white with microscopes sitting atop stainless steel tables with sparse else in the room. And, those types of cleanrooms do exist, but the diversity of cleanrooms has exploded since its invention in 1960. It is hard to believe…
Cannabis growing cleanrooms are quickly becoming the standard for commercial growers. Factors that affect healthy cannabis growth are temperature, humidity, airflow, lighting as well as other airborne contaminants such as mold or insects. A cleanroom is a special facility utilizing a controlled environment. This limits the level of pollutants such as dust, airborne microbes, aerosol…
How Does Cleanroom Apparel Affect Environmental Particle Count? Contamination is the main concern of a cleanroom environment. It can lead to closures, product recalls, and costing a lot of money and time to address, and sometimes, companies’ reputations. People are the main cause of contamination in cleanrooms. The cleanroom clothing they wear is the main…
USP 800 seeks to address the situation in which millions of healthcare workers are exposed to hazardous medications on a daily basis in hospitals, pharmacies and other related facilities. Hundreds of hazardous drugs (HDs) are compounded on a daily basis. Studies show a variety of health risks for hazardous drug-exposed workers including headaches, eye issues,…
Best Sterile Chemo Gowns & Gloves For USP 800 Compliance? With enforcement of USP 800, healthcare facilities and pharmacies are seeking economic and effective sterile chemo gowns and chemo gloves. As per USP 800, these items must pass the ASTMD6798-05 standard which tests for permeation of chemotherapy and other hazardous drugs such as hormones. Cleanroom…
DuPont IsoClean Apparel For Pharmaceutical Clean Rooms DuPont is the leading brand in cleanroom apparel. DuPont manufactures Tyvek and other non-shedding protective apparel styles for USP 797 compliance. Of all the DuPont apparel, the DuPont IsoClean series is the go-to choice for working in a compounding pharmacy or other sterile clean room. The IsoClean cleanroom…
WHAT CLEANROOM SUPPLIES ARE SAFE FOR HANDLING CHEMOTHERAPY? With the passing of USP Chapter 800, a more strict look at proper cleanroom supplies and disposable apparel is apparent. When handling hazardous drugs, extra precaution must be taken to ensure that your skin is fully protected. In standard non-hazardous compounding clean rooms, a basic lint-free cleanroom…