Originally published by our sister publication Anesthesiology News
Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine
Stanford University
Stanford, Calif.
Stanford University
Stanford, Calif.
We read with great interest the recent announcement from the U.S. Pharmacopeia (USP) that it has revised its policy regarding what constitutes compounding.1 As a consequence, The Joint Commission (TJC) has revised its guidance regarding the spiking of IV bags. USP is now saying