The pharmacopeia chapter addressing pharmaceutical compounding of non-sterile preparations is numbered how?

• A. 797
• B. 800
• C. 795
• D. 790

Answer: (C)

Non-sterile pharmaceutical compounding is governed by USP Chapter <795>. This chapter provides the standards for preparing non-sterile dosage forms such as creams, ointments, syrups, solutions, and suspensions outside of sterile environments. It covers how compounding should be performed, including facility and equipment requirements, hygiene practices, quality assurance, labeling, storage, and the beyond-use dating that depends on the risk level of the preparation. It’s distinct from sterile compounding, which is addressed in Chapter <797>, and from hazardous-drug handling, which is Chapter <800>. So the chapter number for non-sterile compounding is 795.