Pharmacies that are involved in compounding sterile preparations are required to comply with United States Pharmacopeia (USP) standard <797>, which specifically addresses monitoring microbiological concentrations on surfaces in pharmaceutical cleanrooms.
The <797> standard calls for a written plan and schedule for monitoring of the surface areas most prone to contamination. If a sample result exceeds the established action level, immediate corrective steps must be taken -- which could include costly and time-consuming full-scale cleaning, ventilation assessment, or even production suspension. Timely, accurate testing is an important step in protecting patients, pharmacy staff, and your bottom line.
Hardy Diagnostics’ Lok-Tight™ Contact Media Plates make testing easier through a molded grid in the bottom plate to facilitate quicker counting of microorganisms. The friction lid design keeps the lid in place with an optional locking feature. Available in a variety of prepared culture media, Hardy’s media plates are designed for environmental sampling of air, surfaces, and fingertips. In addition, Hardy’s triple-bagged, irradiated packaging ensures plates’ shelf-life stability, significant reduction of moisture build up, and safe room-temperature storage.
About Hardy Diagnostics
A 100% employee-owned company, Hardy Diagnostics was established in 1980. Their microbiology products are used all over the world to diagnose and prevent disease.
Hardy Diagnostics is proud to serve clinical and industrial laboratories with products to diagnose and prevent disease. Hardy Diagnostics manufactures over 2,700 products used for the culture and identification of bacteria and fungi. The Hardy Diagnostics product line includes rapid test kits, prepared media (plates, tubes, bottles, and flasks), diagnostic reagents, and dehydrated culture media in the powder form, known as CRITERION™.
