Activity Overview
This course is intended for BCSCPs in need of recertification credit and is designed based on the content outline developed by the Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS) to provide an overview of recent standards and guidelines that specialists should be familiar with in practice. The course uses a case-based approach to discuss patient care issues. In this series, faculty will:
- Review pertinent clinical topics and practice skills
- List valuable resources for further self-study
This online course consists of 16 activities (see table below) and provides up to 24.25 contact hours of continuing pharmacy education credit and/or recertification credit.
The 2025 ASHP BCSCP Recertification Course reflects the complex and dynamic elements on which practitioners who work in sterile compounding must focus. For those learners who completed the 2024 ASHP BCSCP Recertification Course, please note that the content remains the same, except for updates reflecting NIOSH-related edits. New recertification assessments are included; these assessments reflect the revised BPS Exam Content Outline for the BCSCP specialty. ACPE numbers are updated, and learners may claim ACPE credit and BPS credit for both the 2024 and 2025 courses. If you purchased the 2024 course, you may purchase the 2025 course at a 50% discount. The discount will be automatically applied in your shopping cart.
Accreditation
The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education with Commendation.
Target Audience
These recertification activities are intended for board certified pharmacists seeking to update their knowledge and skills in compounded sterile preparations pharmacy.
Recertification Credit
Board certified pharmacists are eligible to receive up to 24.25 contact hours of recertification credit for completing this course. To earn recertification credit, learners must review the course content and successfully complete the online assessments by the deadline.
ASHP provides an opportunity for remediation. Participants who are unsuccessful with the first assessment attempt may take a second assessment. The second assessment is included at no additional cost.
ASHP is approved by BPS as a provider for the recertification of BCSCP
Recertification Assessment Group 1:
Overview of Standards, Guidelines, Regulations, and Best Practices
Pharmacy Calculations
Cleanroom Personnel Behaviors and Competencies
ACPE #: 0204-0000-25-924-H07-P
Credit Hours: 3.0 ACPE/BPS
Recertification Assessment Group 2:
Stability and Sterility: Assigning Beyond-Use Dates
Compounding Non-Sterile to Sterile Preparations
ACPE #: 0204-0000-25-925-H07-P
Credit Hours: 4.5 ACPE/BPS
Recertification Assessment Group 3:
Patient Care
Sterile Preparations: Dosage Forms, Administration, and Special Compounding Considerations
ACPE #: 0204-0000-25-926-H07-P
Credit Hours: 3.5 ACPE/BPS
Recertification Assessment Group 4:
Hazardous Drugs: Safety and Compliance
Hazardous Drugs: Training and Work Practices
ACPE #: 0204-0000-25-927-H07-P
Credit Hours: 3.5 ACPE/BPS
Recertification Assessment Group 5:
Parenteral Nutrition Products
Introduction to Parenteral Nutrition
ACPE #: 0204-0000-25-928-H07-P
Credit Hours: 3.25 ACPE/BPS
Recertification Assessment Group 6:
Managing Compounded Sterile Preparations until Final Check or Disposal
Quality Management
ACPE #: 0204-0000-25-929-H07-P
Credit Hours: 3.25 ACPE/BPS
Recertification Assessment Group 7:
Compounding Facilities and Engineering Controls
Compounding Materials, Equipment, and Resources
Managing and Maintaining the Cleanroom Environment
ACPE #: 0204-0000-25-930-H07-P
Credit Hours: 3.25 ACPE/BPS
System Technical Requirements
Learning activities are delivered via your Web browser and Acrobat PDF. For all activities you should have a basic comfort level using a computer and navigating web sites.
View the minimum technical and system requirements for learning activities.
Development
These activities were developed by ASHP.