18 Va. Admin. Code § 85-20-410

Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 2, September 9, 2024

Section 18VAC85-20-410 - Requirements for low-risk, medium-risk, or high-risk sterile mixing, diluting, or reconstituting

A. Any mixing, diluting, or reconstituting of sterile products that does not meet the criteria for immediate-use as set forth in 18VAC85-20-400 A shall be defined as low-risk, medium-risk, or high-risk compounding under the definitions of Chapter 797 of the U.S. Pharmacopeia (USP).

B. Doctors of medicine or osteopathic medicine who engage in low-risk, medium-risk, or high-risk mixing, diluting, or reconstituting of sterile products shall comply with all applicable requirements of the USP Chapter 797. Subsequent changes to the USP Chapter 797 shall apply within one year of the official announcement by USP.

C. A current copy, in any published format, of USP Chapter 797 shall be maintained at the location where low-risk, medium-risk, or high-risk mixing, diluting, or reconstituting of sterile products is performed.

18 Va. Admin. Code § 85-20-410

Derived from Virginia Register Volume 23, Issue 25, eff. September 20, 2007; Amended, Virginia Register Volume 35, Issue 24, eff. 9/16/2019.

Statutory Authority: § 54.1-2400 of the Code of Virginia.