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USP 797 Exam Questions (70 Qs) – Aseptic Compounding, Risk Levels, ISO Standards, BUD | Pharmacy Course | University of Michigan, UNC, UF

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This comprehensive document contains 70 fully answered and up-to-date exam questions aligned with USP <797> guidelines, intended for the 2025/2026 academic year. It covers critical topics in sterile compounding and aseptic processing, making it an essential resource for pharmacy students and healthcare professionals preparing for academic exams, certification tests, or institutional training. Topics include: Classification and handling of hazardous drugs Risk levels (low, medium, high) and corresponding Beyond-Use Dates (BUD) ISO classifications and cleanroom design (ISO 5, 7, 8, 9) Environmental monitoring (viable and non-viable particles) Aseptic technique and media-fill testing Primary and secondary engineering controls (PECs, BSCs, CAIs) Hand hygiene, garbing sequence, and operator training Immediate-use CSPs, segregated compounding areas, and competency evaluation Regulations on 503B outsourcing facilities This document is highly relevant for: Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) students BS in Pharmaceutical Sciences students Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) candidates (PTCB, NHA, ExCPT) Healthcare professionals working in hospital and outpatient sterile compounding areas Residency applicants and continuing education participants in clinical or regulatory pharmacy The content supports the curriculum of U.S.-based pharmacy programs, including those at the University of Michigan, University of Florida, University of North Carolina, and other institutions that follow USP and FDA sterile compounding guidelines. Each question is structured to reinforce compliance with aseptic and quality assurance practices critical for patient safety in compounding environments. Keywords: USP 797, sterile compounding, aseptic technique, beyond-use dating, CSP risk levels, ISO cleanroom standards, pharmacy technician exam, media fill test, hazardous drugs, PEC cleaning frequency, buffer area, glove fingertip test, pharmacy board exam prep, parenteral nutrition, 503B outsourcing

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Hazardous Drug - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Any drug identified by at least one of the

following six criteria:

• Carcinogenicity

• Teratogenicity or developmental toxicity

• Reproductive toxicity in humans

• Organ toxicity at low doses in humans or animals

• Genotoxicity

• New drugs that mimic existing hazardous drugs in structure or toxicity

,Air sampling should be done how often? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔at least every 6

months

What is the cleanest air?

a. ISO 9

b. ISO 5

c. ISO 3


d. ISO 1 - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔d. ISO 1 is cleanest


ISO 9 = normal air

have how much microbial air contamination?

ISO 5

ISO 7

ISO 8+


ISO 9 - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔ISO 5 >1


ISO 7 >10

ISO 8+ >100

ISO 9 = normal air

,PEC cleaning frequency? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔At the beginning of each shift,

before each batch, not longer than 30 minutes following

the previous surface disinfection when ongoing compounding activities are

occurring,

after spills, and when surface contamination is known or suspected

cleaning frequency?

Counters and easily cleanable work surfaces


Floors cleaning - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Daily


cleaning frequency?

walls

ceilings


storage shelving cleaning - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔monthly


how long should hands be washed before garbing? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔at

least 30 seconds

What is the most common source of sterile product contamination? -

🧠ANSWER ✔✔hands



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, Ante-Area - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔An ISO Class 8 or better area where personnel

hand hygiene and garbing procedures, staging of

components, order entry, CSP labeling, and other high-particulate-

generating activities are performed.


Aseptic Processing - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔A mode of processing


pharmaceutical and medical products that involves the separate

sterilization of the product and of the package and the transfer of the

product into the container and its closure

under at least ISO Class 5 conditions.


Beyond-Use Date (BUD) - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔the date or time after which a

CSP shall not be stored or transported.


(BSC)Biological Safety Cabinet - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔A ventilated cabinet for

CSPs, personnel, product, and environmental protection having

an open front with inward airflow for personnel protection, downward high-

efficiency particulate air (HEPA)-filtered laminar

airflow for product protection, and HEPA-filtered exhausted air for

environmental protection.

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