As hospital nuclear medicine departments were established in the 1960s and 1970s, each
department developed detailed policies and procedures to meet the specialized and specific …

Radiopharmaceuticals are radioactive drugs that are used in nuclear medicine practice for
diagnosis and treatment of disease. Nuclear pharmacy practice is a patient-oriented …

OBJECTIVE: Nuclear pharmacy is a specialty within the profession of pharmacy that focuses
on the proper use of radiopharmaceuticals. This article reviews various features of …

It has been estimated that today 70% to 80% of all radiopharmaceutical doses are
dispensed through commercial nuclear pharmacy channels. These services are provided by …

US Pharmacopeia (USP) general chapter< 825>,“Radiopharmaceuticals: Preparation,
Compounding, Dispensing, and Repackaging,” is a new standard proposed to provide …

One of the central themes of the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare
Organizations (JCAHO) review process involves emphasis on quality assurance of provided …

Radiopharmaceuticals are compounds that contain a drug labeled with a radioactive
isotope. In the USA, radiopharmaceuticals are considered a special group of medicines …

1.2 In 1997 the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) published guidelines on the levels of
consultant medical staff time required for the provision of a safe and effective nuclear …

Diversification is the greatest survival strategy available to hospital pharmacy today. Nuclear
pharmacy is a growing field within institutional pharmacy practice and can help ensure the …

This guideline was developed by the SNM to describe important factors common to most
nuclear medicine procedures. It is intended to guide nuclear medicine practitioners in …