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Creating safe environments in pharmaceutical compounding and hazardous drug handling is critical to protecting both patients and healthcare workers. While the standards set by the United States Pharmacopeial Convention - USP <797> and USP <800> - are often mentioned together, they focus on very different goals.


To effectively evaluate employee exposures to hazardous drugs (HDs), it is essential to create and implement a comprehensive HD wipe sampling to comply with USP 800 and NIOSH guidelines.


The United States Pharmacopeia (USP) is a non-profit organization that sets quality standards for drugs and healthcare products. USP publishes guidelines for the safe handling of hazardous drugs, known as USP 800.