CASE STUDY

Sterile Compounding is one of the most important skills that Hospital and Institutional Pharmacy Technicians should master. Proper Sterile Compounding depends majorly on accurate techniques, and accurate Dosage Calculations. Pharmacy Technicians can easily make a mistake that can cost a patient’s life if not caught by the pharmacist in the right time” 1
What could happen if appropriate techniques or correct dosage calculations were not followed?

Your task for this week is as follows:

Research the internet, and find the following:
An article or a video that discusses errors, cases or misadventures that occur in a pharmacy, a hospital, or a clinic due to wrong calculations or inappropriate techniques used for sterile compounding. Post the link here.   4 Pts.

  • What did you learn from this video? Summarize its content in 1-2 paragraph/s.   4 Pts.
  • What rule/ standard/ law/ regulation have been violated?  2 Pts.
  • What were the punishments?  2 Pts.
  • Do you agree with the punishment? Why?  1 Pts.

• Review your classmates’ posts and comment on at least two of them.  7 points