WASHINGTON, DC—What counts as compounding and what does not for the purposes of USP General Chapter <797>? That key question was addressed by Selma Mitiche, PharmD, a senior scientist for the Compounding Expert Committee at USP, in a session at the NHIA/DC 23 annual conference on March 26, focused on the recent revisions to USP <797> that will go into effect later this year.
The new chapter defines compounding as combining, admixing, diluting, pooling,