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Management of Particulate Contamination of Aseptically Prepared Products - NHS Pharmaceutical Quality Assurance Committee Guidance Note

24 November 2020Management of Particulate Contamination of Aseptically Prepared Products – NHS Pharmaceutical Quality Assurance Committee Guidance Note

Repacking and over-labelling small batches of medicines

1 October 2020Smaller packs of licensed medicines can be produced for clinics and departments by their hospital pharmacy, under pharmacist supervision in accordance with GMP

Supply of aseptically prepared IMPs across legal boundaries

11 November 2019The legal and practical implications when transferring aseptically prepared Investigational Medicinal Products (IMPs) across legal boundaries.

Supervision of aseptic preparation under Section 10 exemption

3 September 2019The section 10 exemption from the Medicines Act permits aseptic preparation of medicines under the supervision of a pharmacist.

Detecting HEPA filter leaks using dispersed oil particle aerosols

20 December 2018A protocol for quality control laboratories providing a HEPA filter testing service using dispersed oil particulate (DOP) aerosols

Handling injectable cytotoxic medicines in clinical areas

31 July 2018Handling of injectable cytotoxic medicines in clinical areas should take into account risks to staff

Risk Associated with the Outsourcing of the Aseptic Compounding of Parenteral Nutrition (Yellow Cover)

16 December 2016The purpose of this document is to give guidance to those outsourcing PN compounding on the risks in the outsourcing and supply process and to…

Content page for Yellow Cover Documents (Yellow Cover)

22 April 2016A list of Yellow Cover Documents is provided below

Aseptic transfer processes using sporicides

31 July 2015Use of sporicides is an essential step in ensuring effective decontamination of materials being transferred into pharmacy aseptic units