Microbiological performance of a robotic system for aseptic compounding of cytostatic drugs.
Journal:
European journal of pharmaceutical sciences : official journal of the European Federation for Pharmaceutical Sciences
Published Date:
Mar 15, 2019
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Compounding of cytostatic drugs requires strict aseptic procedures, while exposure to toxic drugs and repetitive manual movements should be minimized. Furthermore, reuse of vials is desirable to lower the costs. To assess if all this might be safely achieved with a robot, this study aimed at qualifying the aseptic preparation process with the robotic system APOTECAchemo.