Abstract：
To determine economic considerations associated with the facilitation of sterile compounding education for students in schools and colleges of pharmacy across the United States.
An online survey was sent to members of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Pharmaceutics Section and Laboratory Instructor\'s Special Interest Group. Quantitative and qualitative data were collected on general information about the institution, student cohorts, compounding courses, types of compounds prepared, equipment, budgets, personnel, and cost-saving measures. Descriptive statistics were calculated using SPSS. Open-ended responses were used by respondents if the primary question could not adequately capture their institution-specific information. These answers were added to the study findings.
Of 555 surveys sent, 40 were completed. Reported annual sterile compounding budgets ranged from $500 to $95,500. Twenty-two percent of respondents reported collecting a lab fee from students to offset associated costs. Seventy percent of respondents specified cost-saving measures, including the use of expired drugs, reusing supplies or personal protective equipment, price comparisons, simulated drugs, and donations.
Findings from this study may assist pharmacy administrators and faculty in evaluating the costs associated with sterile compounding education and determining ways to reduce costs while maintaining the intent and quality of these courses.
An online survey was sent to members of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Pharmaceutics Section and Laboratory Instructor\'s Special Interest Group. Quantitative and qualitative data were collected on general information about the institution, student cohorts, compounding courses, types of compounds prepared, equipment, budgets, personnel, and cost-saving measures. Descriptive statistics were calculated using SPSS. Open-ended responses were used by respondents if the primary question could not adequately capture their institution-specific information. These answers were added to the study findings.
Of 555 surveys sent, 40 were completed. Reported annual sterile compounding budgets ranged from $500 to $95,500. Twenty-two percent of respondents reported collecting a lab fee from students to offset associated costs. Seventy percent of respondents specified cost-saving measures, including the use of expired drugs, reusing supplies or personal protective equipment, price comparisons, simulated drugs, and donations.
Findings from this study may assist pharmacy administrators and faculty in evaluating the costs associated with sterile compounding education and determining ways to reduce costs while maintaining the intent and quality of these courses.
摘要：
目的：确定与促进无菌复合教育相关的经济考虑因素，以促进美国各地的学校和药学学院的学生。
方法：向美国制药学院协会和实验室讲师特殊兴趣小组的成员发送了一项在线调查。收集了有关该机构的一般信息的定量和定性数据，学生群体，复合课程，制备的化合物的类型，设备,预算,人员,和节约成本的措施。使用SPSS计算描述性统计量。如果主要问题无法充分捕获其特定机构的信息，则受访者使用开放式答复。这些答案被添加到研究结果中。
结果：在发送的555份调查中，40已经完成。报告的年度无菌复合预算从500美元到95,500美元不等。22％的受访者表示向学生收取实验室费用以抵消相关费用。百分之七十的受访者指定了节约成本的措施，包括使用过期药物，重复使用用品或个人防护设备，价格比较,模拟药物,和捐赠。
结论：这项研究的结果可以帮助药房管理人员和教职员工评估与无菌复合教育相关的成本，并确定降低成本的方法，同时保持这些课程的意图和质量。
方法：向美国制药学院协会和实验室讲师特殊兴趣小组的成员发送了一项在线调查。收集了有关该机构的一般信息的定量和定性数据，学生群体，复合课程，制备的化合物的类型，设备,预算,人员,和节约成本的措施。使用SPSS计算描述性统计量。如果主要问题无法充分捕获其特定机构的信息，则受访者使用开放式答复。这些答案被添加到研究结果中。
结果：在发送的555份调查中，40已经完成。报告的年度无菌复合预算从500美元到95,500美元不等。22％的受访者表示向学生收取实验室费用以抵消相关费用。百分之七十的受访者指定了节约成本的措施，包括使用过期药物，重复使用用品或个人防护设备，价格比较,模拟药物,和捐赠。
结论：这项研究的结果可以帮助药房管理人员和教职员工评估与无菌复合教育相关的成本，并确定降低成本的方法，同时保持这些课程的意图和质量。
