BCSCP Exam: Ancillary Compounding Equipment Maintenance and
Calibration with all Correct & 100% Verified Answers
1. Scale
Calibration 0.1% of Test Weight
Accuracy
2. Frequency of -When Installed, when moved, after maintenance, annually with NIST
Scale
Calibration weight
-Daily before each use
3. Single
Channel -Transfer one ingredient from one container to another
Pumps
-Volumetric calibration
-Used to pool drug from smaller to larger containers
-Used for aliquots from larger to smaller containers
-Filters large volumes using an in-line filter
4. Examples of -Used to fill elastomeric devices
Single
Channel -Repeater Pump
pumps
-PharmASSIST
5. Multiple
Channel Pumps
-Transfer multiple ingredients into a single container
-Gravimetric Calibration
6. Examples of
Mul- tiple -ACDs
Channel Pumps -Used to prepare PN and other multi-ingredient solutions
-Accuracy should be within 5% of programmed amount
7. Scales
-Pinnacle
-ExactaMix
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, BCSCP Exam: Ancillary Compounding Equipment Maintenance and
Calibration with all Correct & 100% Verified Answers
-Addressed in USP Chapters 41 and 1251
-Should have a Printer that records results or device that transfers
data to a computer
-Should be left on in standby mode to avoid delays
-The smallest weighing vessel should be used
-Humidity should be > 40% to avoid static charge
-Should also be wearing gloves
-Consider using with a powder hood
-Maintenance and cleaning based on manufacturer guidance
8. Pumps - Used to transfer fluids from one container to another
-Daily calibration with documentation
*****Volumetric pumping mechanisms (Against another Volumetric
device such as a syringe)
*****Volumetric mechanism with gravimetric confirmation (Calibrate with
stan- dard weight)
-Cleaning and maintenance
*****According to manufacturer specifications
*****Should be documented
-Used to help increase eflciency and decrease potential for human error
-Class II device that must comply with federal regulations
-Must be located in ISO 5 PEC if does not create own ISO class 5
environment
-Monitored and validated for accuracy consistent with device
manufacturer spec- ifications
9. ISMP General
Best Practices -Should be trained and training should be documented annually
for Pump Usage -Double-check process for daily set-up
-Develop calibration check process
-Empty containers should retained for pharmacist final check
-Batch set-up should be checked against compounding record
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Calibration with all Correct & 100% Verified Answers
1. Scale
Calibration 0.1% of Test Weight
Accuracy
2. Frequency of -When Installed, when moved, after maintenance, annually with NIST
Scale
Calibration weight
-Daily before each use
3. Single
Channel -Transfer one ingredient from one container to another
Pumps
-Volumetric calibration
-Used to pool drug from smaller to larger containers
-Used for aliquots from larger to smaller containers
-Filters large volumes using an in-line filter
4. Examples of -Used to fill elastomeric devices
Single
Channel -Repeater Pump
pumps
-PharmASSIST
5. Multiple
Channel Pumps
-Transfer multiple ingredients into a single container
-Gravimetric Calibration
6. Examples of
Mul- tiple -ACDs
Channel Pumps -Used to prepare PN and other multi-ingredient solutions
-Accuracy should be within 5% of programmed amount
7. Scales
-Pinnacle
-ExactaMix
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, BCSCP Exam: Ancillary Compounding Equipment Maintenance and
Calibration with all Correct & 100% Verified Answers
-Addressed in USP Chapters 41 and 1251
-Should have a Printer that records results or device that transfers
data to a computer
-Should be left on in standby mode to avoid delays
-The smallest weighing vessel should be used
-Humidity should be > 40% to avoid static charge
-Should also be wearing gloves
-Consider using with a powder hood
-Maintenance and cleaning based on manufacturer guidance
8. Pumps - Used to transfer fluids from one container to another
-Daily calibration with documentation
*****Volumetric pumping mechanisms (Against another Volumetric
device such as a syringe)
*****Volumetric mechanism with gravimetric confirmation (Calibrate with
stan- dard weight)
-Cleaning and maintenance
*****According to manufacturer specifications
*****Should be documented
-Used to help increase eflciency and decrease potential for human error
-Class II device that must comply with federal regulations
-Must be located in ISO 5 PEC if does not create own ISO class 5
environment
-Monitored and validated for accuracy consistent with device
manufacturer spec- ifications
9. ISMP General
Best Practices -Should be trained and training should be documented annually
for Pump Usage -Double-check process for daily set-up
-Develop calibration check process
-Empty containers should retained for pharmacist final check
-Batch set-up should be checked against compounding record
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