E. Clyde Buchanan, MS, RPh, FASHP, is a pharmacy consultant and recognized expert on compounding sterile preparations and pharmacy planning, budgeting, and operations. He is retired from Emory Healthcare in Atlanta where he was senior director of pharmaceutical services. Clyde received his BS in pharmacy from the University of North Carolina and his MS in hospital pharmacy and residency training programs from The Ohio State University. Prior to Emory, he held pharmacy leadership positions at Duke University Medical Center and St. John's Hospital in Springfield, IL. Clyde has edited and authored four books on sterile compounding and numerous manuscripts and book chapters. He has been a frequent speaker for state and national conferences on USP Chapter <797>.