Syllabus
BCSCP Prep Course (BCSCP)
69 lessons. Online and self-paced.
Standards And Frameworks
Core standards, roles, and decision frameworks for answering BCSCP questions from the pharmacist perspective. Focuses on compendial interpretation, scope boundaries, and exam-safe escalation principles.
- 1USP And Regulatory Sources
- 2Sterile Compounding Scope
- 3Standards Conflict Resolution
- 4Domain And Task Mapping
- 5Pharmacist Decision Sequence
- 6Common Exam Boundary Cases
Materials And Equipment
Source components, supplies, containers, equipment, sterilization methods, and equipment quality systems. Emphasizes receiving, handling, storage, use limits, and equipment reliability in sterile compounding workflows.
- 7Component Quality Attributes
- 8Safety Data And Inspection
- 9Supply Selection Risks
- 10Container Closure Systems
- 11Material Transfer Pathways
- 12Storage Transport And Disposal
- 13Compounding Device Types
- 14Sterilization Method Selection
- 15Calibration Validation Maintenance
Facilities And Environment
Primary and secondary engineering controls, cleanroom behavior, environmental cleaning, monitoring, and contamination prevention. Focuses on dynamic conditions and pharmacist actions when control is lost.
- 16Primary Engineering Controls
- 17Secondary Engineering Controls
- 18Dynamic Conditions And Placement
- 19Particle Generation Sources
- 20Cleaning And Disinfection Sequence
- 21Deactivation And Decontamination
- 22Hygiene And Garbing
- 23Environmental Monitoring Trends
- 24Personnel Monitoring Trends
- 25Contingency And Insanitary Conditions
Aseptic Process Design
Workflow, documentation, aseptic manipulations, release activities, and handling of finished sterile preparations. Emphasizes reproducibility, contamination prevention, and pharmacist verification decisions.
- 26Master Formulation Records
- 27Compounding Record Completeness
- 28Production Queue Control
- 29First Air And Critical Sites
- 30Transfers Reconstitution And Dilution
- 31Workflow Distractions And Breaches
- 32Release Inspection Elements
- 33BUD Assignment Basics
- 34Finished Product Handling
Hazardous Sterile Compounding
Hazard recognition, containment workflow, PPE, environmental controls, and response to spills and exposure in hazardous sterile compounding settings.
- 35Hazardous Drug Classification
- 36Containment Workflow Design
- 37Hazardous Waste Streams
- 38Hazardous PPE Selection
- 39Hazardous Surface Decontamination
- 40Spill And Exposure Response
Product Evaluation And BUD
Physicochemical principles that influence formulation, compatibility, stability, integrity, and beyond-use dating decisions. Focuses on exam distinctions between product quality concepts.
- 41Solubility And Concentration Limits
- 42Tonicity And Osmolarity
- 43Leaching And Sorption
- 44Compatibility Versus Stability
- 45BUD Evidence Sources
- 46Product Release Boundary Cases
Calculations And Verification
Sterile compounding math for doses, concentrations, dilutions, reconstitution, rates, yields, and unit conversions. Emphasizes setup, checks, and pharmacist verification of numerical work.
- 47Concentration Expression Formats
- 48Dose And Volume Verification
- 49Dilution Chain Errors
- 50Powder Reconstitution Math
- 51Infusion Rate Calculations
- 52Batch Yield Reconciliation
Therapeutics And Patient Care
Patient-specific and preparation-specific factors that affect sterile compounding decisions, delivery, monitoring, adverse events, and interprofessional coordination.
- 53Patient-Specific Compounding Considerations
- 54Preparation-Specific Clinical Constraints
- 55Interprofessional Clarification Pathways
- 56Delivery Devices And Routes
- 57Therapeutic And Physiologic Monitoring
- 58Adverse Events And Infection Control
- 59Adherence And Education Risks
Quality And Practice Management
Quality systems, competency, investigation, recalls, SOPs, regulations, and literature use that support safe and compliant sterile compounding operations.
- 60Safety Culture Elements
- 61Competency Assessment Programs
- 62Quality Control Program Design
- 63Inspection And Audit Methods
- 64Root Cause And CAPA
- 65Product Recall Management
- 66Standard Operating Procedures
- 67Literature Evaluation For Compounding
- 68Personnel And Patient Safety Rules
- 69Sterile Preparation Standards Set