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Level Up Your BUD Game: An Interactive, Choose Your Own Adventure Activity on Beyond Use Dates in Sterile Compounding

The United States Pharmacopeia General Chapter 797 (USP <797>) defines the minimum standards for sterile compounding that are critical for patient safety. This educational activity will focus on the practical application of these standards when assigning beyond-use dates (BUDs) for compounded sterile preparations (CSPs). Pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and medication safety officers frequently encounter challenges when determining appropriate BUDs due to variations in compounding environments, facility compliance levels, and operational workflows. Participants will explore how BUD determinations may differ across practice settings such as fully compliant cleanroom suites and segregated compounding areas. In this interactive web-based activity, learners will apply these concepts to real-world situations, reinforcing how facility-specific conditions can impact appropriate BUD selection for CSPs.

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Featuring...

Patricia C. Kienle

MPA, BCSCP, FASHP
Activity Chair

 Director, Accreditation and Medication Safety
Cardinal Health
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

George R. Smith

PharmD, BCPS, BCSCP

System Sterile Compounding Services Specialist
Prisma Health Department of Pharmacy
Columbia, South Carolina 

Target Audience

This activity was planned to meet the educational needs of pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and medication safety officers practicing in hospitals and health systems, including all settings responsible for preparing, labeling, packaging, storing, and distributing compounded sterile preparations.

Learning Objective

• Assign beyond use dates based on facility-specific factors.

Accredited for CPE

ACPE #: 0204-0000-26-403-H07-P, 0204-0000-26-403-H07-T

CE Credit: 0.75 contact hours (0.075 CEUs)

Activity Type: Application-based

Activity Fee: No charge 

Available: June 15, 2026 - June 15, 2027

To receive CE credit, complete the steps below within 60 days of completing the activity.

1. View entire presentation and answer the post-test questions.
2. Complete evaluation
3. Verify credits were successfully transferred to CPE Monitor before the ACPE 60-day deadline by checking your NABP eProfile account.

After the 60-day deadline, ASHP will no longer be able to report credit(s).

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The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education with Commendation.

Provided by ASHP.
Supported by an educational grant from Pfizer Inc.

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