Is there a standard for preparing intrathecal CSPs?
Standards for compounding intrathecal CSPs are according to the particular microbial contamination risk level. The standards for Low-Risk Level CSPs are, prudently, the least that should be applied to intrathecal CSPs. While not expressly prohibited as Immediate-Use CSPs, intrathecal injections pose the greatest risk of harm and death to patients if contaminated with microorganism and bacterial endotoxins, which is most likely to occur under Immediate-Use CSP conditions.
