Survey Respondents
Data presented in Pharmacy Purchasing & Products’ 16th annual State of Pharmacy Compounding examines the evolving practices within pharmacy compounding as most facilities focus on meeting the new regulatory requirements, adopting best practices, and increasing automation usage. Reflecting the greater trends in the marketplace, this year’s survey respondents are allocating more staff to sterile compounding, and the pressure to increase staffing and automation adoptions is likely to continue as in-house compounding volumes are projected to increase over the next few years.
Survey respondents represent a cross section of health system facility sizes.
Over the next 3 years, 50% of all facilities expect their in-house compounding volume will increase, with this trend being particularly strong among larger facilities. Another 40% are predicting stable volumes and just 10% expect a decrease in their in-house compounding volume.
Daily compounding volumes remained relatively stable this year, with smaller facilities most likely to experience increasing volumes.
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Staffing allocations reflect compounding volumes with most facilities assigning multiple staff to daily cleanroom activities.
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Community hospitals are well represented among the survey respondents at 53%, and another 40% of respondents work in a teaching facility.
Reflecting the industry-wide consolidation trend, the vast majority of respondents are members of a health system.
More than three-quarters of respondents are pharmacy directors, associate directors, or managers.
Survey respondents reflect an equal distribution across facility locations.
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