What USP Means for Safe Oncology Nursing Practice
Kristine B. LeFebvre MSN, RN, AOCN®
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Nurses in oncology who compound hazardous drugs (HDs) may be familiar with the U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) because of chapter <795> related to compounding nonsterile medications and chapter <797> addressing compounding sterile medications. But what is USP really, and why does it have an impact on oncology nursing practice?