Practice of linear quality control on manually compounded total nutrient admixtures

Objective To establish a quality control model ensuring good stability and compatibility of manually compounded total nutrient admixtures (TNA). Methods A parenteral nutrition medication order entry system was establish for standardizing nutritional medication usage and supporting physician's TNA prescribing. TNA medication orders were reviewed by pharmacists for validating the stability and compatibility. TNAs were compounded by pharmacists in a standard way following "four factors of sterile compounding" . The goal of quality control was achieved by establishment of the preliminary standard. Results The quality of manually compounded total nutrient admixtures achieved the goal since pharmacy intravenous admixture service (PIVAS) started on 2003. Conclusions The quality of TNA is well assured while manually compounded by pharmacists in PIVAS. Key words: Total nutrient admixtures; Pharmacist; Pharmacy intravenous admixture service