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Preventing fungal contamination in pharmaceuticals

European Pharmaceutical Review

In a review on fungal-contaminated compounded pharmaceuticals and medical devices, researchers have described how the contamination of these products can be due to breaches in sterile compounding procedures. Ahmed et al.

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Extemporaneous Preparation with Unknown Stability

RX Note

“Recently Prepared” should be applied to compounded items that are likely to deteriorate if stored for a period greater than four weeks when maintained at 15-25°C. An expiry date of less than 28 days may be more appropriate in some clinical circumstances.