BACKGROUND The 1996 Guidelines for Preparation of Sterile Products in Pharmacies of the Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists (CSHP) represent the current standard of practice for sterile compounding in Canada. However, these guidelines are practice recommendations, not enforceable standards. Previous surveys of sterile compounding practices have shown that actual practice deviates markedly ...

A male-sterile, female-sterile soybean mutant (w4-m sterile) was identified among progeny of germinal revertants of a gene-tagging study. Our objectives were to determine the genetics (inheritance, allelism, and linkage) and the cytology (microsporogenesis and microgametogenesis) of the w4-m sterile. The mutant was inherited as a single recessive nuclear gene and was nonallelic to known male-st...

This protocol describes the preparation of hippocampal slice cultures from rat or mouse pups using sterile conditions that do not require the use of antibiotics or antimycotics. Combining very good optical and electrophysiological accessibility with a lifetime approaching that of the intact animal, many fundamental questions about synaptic plasticity and long-term dynamics of network connectivi...

Methods 36 adult ICUs in New South Wales, Australia implemented aseptic insertion bundles over 18-months. Patient bundle included 2% alcoholic chlorhexidine preparation of insertion site, full sterile sheet drape, line position checked with x-ray and/or transducer. Physician bundle included hand hygiene, hat, mask, eyewear, sterile gloves/gown, maintain sterile technique. The first 12month roll...

Patient morbidity and mortality have resulted from incorrectly prepared or contaminated pharmacy-prepared products. 1–7 Pharmacists seldom know that inaccurate or contaminated products are dispensed when pharmacy quality monitors are inadequate. 8–10 In contemporary health care organizations, more patients are receiving compounded sterile products that are stored for extended periods before use...

Preparation • Introduce yourself to the patient and explain what you are doing and why. If possible, provide privacy. • Position the patient comfortably and make sure the surrounding area is clean and tidy before you start. • Check the patient’s care notes to update yourself on any changes in the patient’s condition and to make sure the dressing is due to be changed. • Wash your hands and put o...

OBJECTIVE The purification of commercially prepared triamcinolone acetonide is important in order to avoid the potential toxic side-effects of the solvent benzyl alcohol. We present a new technique for preparation of pure triamcinolone acetonide by dissolving the powder in sterile distilled water with no additional solvents. As the triamcinolone powder is relatively insoluble in water, we descr...