USP Chapter <825> – Radiopharmaceuticals

USP Chapter <825> is a relatively new chapter for sterile compounding and focus on the minimum standards for preparing, compounding, dispensing and repackaging both sterile and nonsterile radiopharmaceutical drugs. It applies to all persons and practice settings that handle radiopharmaceuticals for human and animal use. It incorporates standard radiation safety with additional specific requirements for personnel training, environmental controls, and beyond-use dates. It also includes specific requirements for activities such as radiolabeled blood components and handling direct infusion systems. As always, Contec Healthcare is ready to assist customers with the microbial contamination control aspects of radiopharmaceutical practice.