Ben Tanguay – Extending the Beyond-Use-Date of Sterile Preparations

Biography

Benjamin Tanguay is a compounding pharmacist and part-time professor at the University of Ottawa, where he’s developed and teaches the compounding curriculum to future pharmacist. He obtained his Pharm.D. at the Université de Montréal in 2016 and went on to complete his MBA at HEC Montréal in 2021. He initially started his practice as a community pharmacy and joined Galenova – Gentès & Bolduc in 2017. Since joining Galenova, he’s developed an expertise in Canadian compounding regulation and formulation development. Today, his practice mainly focuses on operational excellence and product development. He routinely speaks on various compounding topics to Canadian pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and students.

Presentation Description

With the implementation of the new NAPRA sterile compounding guidelines across Canada, many pharmacies and pharmacy departments are faced with managing shorter beyond-use dates. This creates additional work, increases wastage, and can ultimately reduce patient access to certain compounded treatments. We’ll explore why these shorter beyond-use date limits were put in place and discuss strategies to overcome the challenge.

Learning Objectives

1. Understand the importance of beyond-use dates in sterile compounding.
2. Define what is in-use time, a beyond-use date and an expiry date.
3. Identify factors that can influence a beyond-use date.
4. Describe what a sterility test is in the context of pharmacy compounding.
5. Discuss the importance of validating a sterility test.
6. Explain what endotoxins are and how they relate to sterile compounding.

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