Aseptic services

Risk Associated with the Outsourcing of the Aseptic Compounding of Parenteral Nutrition (Yellow Cover)

16 December 2016The purpose of this document is to give guidance to those outsourcing PN compounding on the risks in the outsourcing and supply process and to…

Repacking and over-labelling small batches of medicines

1 October 2020Smaller packs of licensed medicines can be produced for clinics and departments by their hospital pharmacy, under pharmacist supervision in accordance with GMP

Quality assurance for aseptic services videos

11 October 2024

Quality Assurance of Radiopharmaceuticals Edition 4 2012 (Yellow Cover)

17 April 2012The purpose of this document is to advise all NHS and academic units that manufacture radiopharmaceuticals, and their auditors, on recommended minimum standards for Quality…

Process risk assessments for a Contamination Control Strategy

19 March 2024

Preparing eye drops in unlicensed aseptic units

17 October 2023

Phenol: informing intrathecal risk assessment

11 August 2022Phenol products vary in their licensed status and other characteristics which affects their suitability for intrathecal administration

Omnipaque: informing intrathecal risk assessment

11 August 2022Omnipaque products vary in their licensed status and other characteristics which affects their suitability for intrathecal administration

Morphine: informing intrathecal risk assessment

11 August 2022Morphine sulfate products vary in their licensed status and other characteristics which affects their suitability for intrathecal administration

Microbiological Protocol for the Integrity Testing of Syringes, 2nd Edition, April 2013 (Yellow Cover)

29 July 2013Disposable syringes are regularly used as final containers for aseptic products prepared within hospital units. This protocol is intended to describe standardised and validated methods…

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