NAPLEX Flashcards: Sterile Preparations

Study Sterile Preparations in NAPLEX with focused flashcards that help you recognize the idea, recall the key rule, and apply it in practice-style prompts.

QUESTION

What does ISO Class 5 mean for airborne particle limits in the primary engineering control?

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ANSWER

An environment meeting ISO 14644-1 Class 5 particle limits at rest/operational. ISO Class 5 limits airborne particles to ≤3520 per cubic meter (≥0.5 μm) to maintain an aseptic environment for sterile compounding.

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A 6-year-old male (20 kg) with acute lymphoblastic leukemia is scheduled for vincristine 1.2 mg IV today (hazardous drug). Allergies: none. Labs: SCr 0.4 mg/dL, AST 20 units/L, ALT 16 units/L, WBC 2,100/mm3^3, platelets 85,000/mm3^3. Current medications: trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole 80/400 mg by mouth twice daily on weekends, ondansetron 4 mg by mouth every 8 hours as needed. The dose will be compounded in a negative-pressure ISO Class 7 hazardous buffer room using an ISO Class 5 biological safety cabinet (BSC) and transported to the infusion center. Which personal protective equipment is required for this preparation?
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