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So, I came across a cancer facility here in the suburbs of Houston. They provide chemotherapy directly from their office. I went with a family member for their treatment and was able to talk to the staff. The pharmacy technician told me that she compounds all of the chemotherapy by herself. There is no pharmacist supervising her work or in the near vicinity. The room where they compound is not a sterile room, and she is not sterile when she compounds. The room is highly traveled in and out by other nurses and staff and does not have a door or anything. Just one hood with a fridge containing the drugs.
Is this legal in Texas? I tried to look up the law on TSBP, but couldn't find anything that states that she can fill these medication orders herself or that this facility can dispense the chemo without a pharmacist. Could I be missing something? Robotic compounding or something that makes this legal?
Is this legal in Texas? I tried to look up the law on TSBP, but couldn't find anything that states that she can fill these medication orders herself or that this facility can dispense the chemo without a pharmacist. Could I be missing something? Robotic compounding or something that makes this legal?