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News Release
For Immediate Release (10/19/09)
New Article on USP 797 Compliance Published
Bernstein & Associates, Architects is pleased to announce the
publication of a new article about USP 797 compliance. The
article was published on USP 797 (www.usp797.org),
the website focused on design, construction and operation of USP
797 compliant pharmacies.
The article discusses the following:
- An interesting survey of USP 797 compliance in the United
States in 2009 was recently published in Pharmacy Purchasing &
Products magazine (www.pppmag.com).
- The survey looks at various areas of USP 797 compliance.
- It begins with results of the most basic question: how many
directors of pharmacy have read the USP 97 regulation
- Partial or full pharmacy compliance with USP 797 has also
grown
- Full compliance with USP 797 is measured differently
- The approach of regulatory bodies towards USP 797
- State boards of pharmacy and USP 797 compliance
- JCAHO and USP 797 compliance
- Hospitals reporting a patient incident involving a compounding
error during the past five years
- Continuing improvement in USP 797 compliance in pharmacies in
the United States, as well as increased focus on USP 797
compliance by state pharmacy boards and JCAHO.
About the Author:
William N. Bernstein, LEED®AP, AIA is the principal of Bernstein
& Associates, Architects (www.bernarch.com)
and president of Equipment Planning, Inc. (www.equipmentplanning.org).
This architecture firm and equipment planning firm are
well-known for pharmacy planning, pharmacy design and pharmacy
architecture, including a sub-specialty in usp 797 compliant
pharmacy design and construction. These pharmacy consulting
firms have designed and equipment planned over twenty new
pharmacies, pharmacy renovations, and pharmacy relocations in
the past five years. The firm's principal --- William N.
Bernstein, LEED®AP, AIA --- is a well known pharmacy architect
and pharmacy equipment planner. He has written extensively on
pharmacy design and pharmacy construction including usp 797
compliant pharmacies. Mr. Bernstein's pharmacy design articles
can be found on
www.pharmacydesign.org, and his
usp 797 articles can be found on the usp 797 website
www.usp797.org.
For more information about pharmacy planning, pharmacy design
and pharmacy construction, contact Bernstein & Associates,
Architects at:
Bernstein & Associates, Architects - PLLC
59 West 19th Street - 6A, NY, NY 10011
T: 212.463.8200
F: 212.463.9898
E:
info@bernarch.com
www.bernarch.com
For more information about pharmacy equipment planning, and
pharmacy automation equipment specifications and planning,
contact Equipment Planning, Inc. at:
Equipment Planning, Inc.
59 West 19th Street - 6A, NY, NY 10011
T: 212.463.08200
F: 212.463.9898
E:
info@equipmentplanning.org
www.equipmentplanning.org
To view this article: go to
www.pharmacydesign.org
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