This week Bryan and I  discuss the differences between endotoxin and endospores; diving a little deeper into the post from last week. We talk about the basics of these two, why they're important and how to kill or deactivate them. WE'RE NOW ON iHEART RADIO PODCASTS (click here)! Sign up for updates from PharmacyInspection.com: [mc4wp_form id="14886"]     If you like the podcast follow us on twitter @PharmacyInspect and share the podcast with those who might find it helpful. We're just getting warmed up; there's SO many more topics to cover! Stay tuned for what's to come! Thanks for listening. Do you have a question or comment for the show? Leave us a VOICEMAIL, right on our site!     

Pharmacy Inspection Podcast Episode 20 - Endotoxin vs Endospores

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Thanks for tuning in to the Pharmacy Inspection Podcast! Today we have Pharmacist Greg Stanley on the show and we're going to be talking about implementation of an IV workflow system! Greg Stanley received his Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy degree in 1998, having also completed undergraduate research fellowships in Biological/Environmental Sciences and Polymer Sciences.  He has over twenty-five years of experience with compounded sterile products; both in hospital and home infusion settings.  Greg has extensive experience with policy development, staff training, pharmacy management and regulatory compliance.  Currently, Greg is an Associate Director at SUNY Upstate Medical University.  He is involved with several projects related to USP <797> and USP <800>.  His oversight includes sterile compounding, hazardous compounding, and robotic/automated technologies. 

Greg Stanley - IV Workflow

In this weeks episode we welcome Bryan Prince back to the show to talk about cleanrooms. We discuss common issues that we see with cleanrooms, talk about particle counts and certification reports as well as some cool technology being used to simulate a cleanroom before it's even built (computational fluid dynamics - CFD).

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Today on the podcast we welcome Lilit Smith. Lilit is a board certified sterile compounding pharmacist and is currently the Manager of Compounding and Compliance at Baptist Health South Florida. In her role she supports across the pharmacy enterprise with cleanroom design and construction, regulatory compliance and process and policy standardization. We're going to be talking about her experience with building a compliance team to oversee compounding operations at a large health system.

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Pharmacy Inspection Podcast Episode 20 - Endotoxin vs Endospores

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