Sterile Compounding

2. The pharmacy technician should avoid spraying any substances onto the HEPA ____________________ when cleaning the laminar airflow hood.
4. Rigid pieces of plastic that are inserted into IV bags are referred to as ____________________.
6. Many antibiotics are prepared in laminar airflow hoods as IV ____________________.
7. Small pumps worn by patients are called ____________________ pumps.
8. Ophthalmic medications are compounded in laminar airflow hoods in aseptic conditions, then ____________________ for sterilization.
10. There are two types of laminar airflow hoods: vertical and ____________________.
13. Ethylene oxide is used to sterilize ____________________ equipment.

1. The abbreviation for 5% dextrose in normal saline with 0.9% sodium chloride is ____________________.
3. The medium risk levels for contamination of sterile products under the USP at room temperature are over the time period of ____________________ hours.
5. Chapter <797> of the U.S. ____________________ has set the standards for compounding, preparing, and labeling of sterile drug preparations.
9. Items that cannot be cleaned at once are usually rinsed with ____________________ water and placed in a soaking solution to prevent the residue from hardening.
10. Laminar airflow hoods are used to prepare sterile compounds by circulating air through ____________________ filters to remove 99% of possible contaminants.
11. The air moves from a HEPA filter at a rate of 90 to 120 linear ____________________ per minute.
12. The single most important means of preventing the spread of infection is frequent and effective ____________________ hygiene.