CSPT - Compounded Sterile Preparation Technician Medication and Component Handling Questions and Answers

Question 1

A technician is unpacking a shipment of sterile components, including vials of a hazardous drug. According to USP <800>, where should the initial unpacking of this shipment occur?

Accepted Answer

In an area that is neutral or under negative pressure.

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In a pass-through chamber from a negative pressure area.

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Inside a certified biological safety cabinet (BSC).

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Directly within the positive pressure non-hazardous buffer room.

Question 2

When preparing to withdraw liquid from a vial, a technician notices a small piece of the rubber stopper has fallen into the solution. This phenomenon is known as:

Accepted Answer

Coring

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Precipitation

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Fragmentation

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Incompatibility

Question 3

A technician needs to disinfect the rubber stopper of a vial before piercing it with a needle inside the Primary Engineering Control (PEC). According to USP <797>, which of the following is the most appropriate agent to use?

Accepted Answer

Sterile 70% isopropyl alcohol

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Sterile 40% isopropyl alcohol

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Non-sterile 70% isopropyl alcohol

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Sterile water for irrigation

Question 4

Upon receiving a new stock of medication vials, what is the FIRST step a technician should perform as part of the component handling process?

Accepted Answer

Visually inspect each vial for particulate matter, cracks, or defects.

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Wipe each vial with a sporicidal agent.

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Place the vials directly into the buffer area storage.

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Refrigerate the entire shipment immediately.

Question 5

Which of the following techniques is recommended to prevent coring when inserting a needle into a vial's rubber stopper?

Accepted Answer

Inserting the needle with the bevel tip facing up at a 45-60 degree angle, then applying pressure to enter at 90 degrees.

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Using the largest gauge needle possible to create a clean puncture.

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Inserting the needle quickly and directly at a 90-degree angle.

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Twisting the needle clockwise as it is inserted into the stopper.

Question 6

According to USP <797>, once a single-dose vial has been punctured inside an ISO Class 5 environment, for how long may it be used to prepare Compounded Sterile Preparations (CSPs)?

Accepted Answer

Up to 12 hours from the time of initial puncture.

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Up to 1 hour, after which it must be discarded.

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Up to 24 hours if stored at room temperature.

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Indefinitely, as long as it remains in the PEC.

A technician is unpacking a shipment of sterile components, including vials of a hazardous drug.According to USP , where should the initial unpacking of this shipment occur?

A technician is unpacking a shipment of sterile components, including vials of a hazardous drug.
According to USP , where should the initial unpacking of this shipment occur?