title: Basics of sterile compounding: aseptic processing.
abstract: This article discusses factors that affect the assurance of sterility of an aseptic process operation and balances what is required/practiced in the pharmaceutical industry via the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and European aseptic processing guidelines and what is required/practiced in compounding pharmacies via the United States Pharmacopeia (USP) General Chapter <797>.
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Akers
mesh_terms: D003470:Culture Media; D004339:Drug Compounding / Q000592:standards*; D004349:Drug Packaging / Q000592:standards; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D013242:Sterilization / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media