Course Description:
This eLearning course, delivered through an innovative, interactive, online format, aims to improve your knowledge in the implementation of USP General Chapter <800> Hazardous Drugs—Handling in Healthcare Settings.
This course is meant for compounding professionals responsible for the understanding, support and implementation of USP standards on handling of hazardous drugs. This course specifically addresses USP General Chapter <800>.
This course describes the scope of USP <800> by outlining quality standards and responsibilities of personnel for handling hazardous drugs (HDs) to help ensure patient and healthcare worker safety, and environmental protection.
Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
- Explain the value and scope of USP General Chapter <800>
- Identify where to find a list identifying the types of HDs, the associated types of potential exposure and where exposure may occur
- Design an assessment of risk
- Outline the responsibilities of personnel who handle HDs
- Recognize protection requirements, including personal protective equipment, training, and facilities and engineering controls
- Identify special considerations necessary when handling HDs, such as while receiving, transporting, storing, compounding, labeling, packaging, disposing, dispensing of and administering them
- Describe documentation, communication and surveillance program standards for HDs
- Define environmental quality control, proper cleaning and spill management
Who Should Participate?:
Compounding professionals responsible for or involved in safe handling of hazardous drugs, including:
- Pharmacists
- Physicians
- Pharmacy technicians
- Nurses
- Veterinarians
Earn Continuing Education Credits (Home Study): NABP and the NABP Foundation® are accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as providers of CPE. ACPE Provider Number: 0205
This knowledge-based course has been approved for 6.5 hours of continuing pharmacy education (CPE) credit for both pharmacists and pharmacy technicians.
Access Duration:Access to this course expires 60 days from the date of registration or until you mark the course ‘Complete’ – whichever occurs first. If you intend to request CPE credits, you must complete all requirements and apply for your credits within 60 days of registration.
The accompanying USP General Chapter(s) available as resources with this course,