Beyond-Use Date Basics for Nonsterile Compounding
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Course Summary
Preparing safe, effective, and quality compounded nonsterile preparations requires many essential steps, one of which is assigning an appropriate beyond-use date. This requirement lets patients know when their medication can no longer be safely used. Using their knowledge of stability and United States Pharmacopeia standards, pharmacists can assign beyond-use dates to compounded nonsterile preparations that will ensure product integrity and safety throughout the usage and storage period. This course will assist pharmacy personnel in understanding parameters to consider when determining beyond-use dates for compounded nonsterile preparations and will provide recommendations for assigning appropriate beyond-use dates for these types of preparations. United States Pharmacopeia, General Chapter 795, will be reviewed in this context.
Course Objectives
Describe factors that can affect the stability of compounded nonsterile preparations
Explain water activity and its importance in determining beyond-use dates for compounded nonsterile preparations
Assign appropriate beyond-use dates to compounded nonsterile preparations
Recall considerations for extending beyond-use dates for compounded nonsterile preparations
I. Introduction
II. Compounded Sterile Preparations Categories
III. Beyond-use Date Basics
IV. The Importance of Beyond-Use Dates
Regulatory Oversight
V. Factors Impacting Beyond-Use Dates
1. Stability Considerations
2. Temperature
3. pH
4. Light
5. Oxygen
6. Moisture
7. Particle Size
8. Formulation Changes
9. Container Closure Systems
10. Signs of Instability
VI. Assigning Beyond-use Dates to CNSPs
1. Water Activity
2. New Guidelines
3. CNSPs that Require Shorter BUD
4. CNSPs with Extended BUDs
VII. Beyond-use Date Labeling and Documentation
1. Labeling
2. Documentation
VIII. CNSP Beyond-use Dates: Dos and Don'ts
1. Do
2. Don'ts
IX. Beyond-Use Dating Resources
X. Summary
- Read the course objectives and faculty planner disclosure
- Read the course material
- Complete the post-test with a minimum score of 70% and complete the course evaluation form.
- Results are automatically submitted to CPE Monitor
Faculty Planner Disclosure
The following individuals were involved in the development of this activity: Liz Fredrickson, PharmD, BCPS, and Susan DePasquale, MSN, PMHNP-BC. There are no financial relationships relevant to this activity to report or disclose by any of the individuals involved in the development of this activity.
Unlabeled Use Disclosures
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- Target Audience: Pharmacist
- Contact Hours: 1.0 (0.1 CEUs)
- Activity Release Date: 12/21/2022
- Activity Expiration Date: 12/21/2025
- Activity Type: Knowledge
- UAN: 0669-0000-22-106-H07-P
- Topic: Compounding
- CeBroker Number: 20-978440
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