Course Details
The course requirements include:
- 10 Home Study Modules
- 1 Days Hands-On Training
- 5 Process Technique Validations

Participants must meet one or more of the following requirements:

• Successful completion or current enrollment in NPTA's IV Certification Course
• Successful completion of  an ACPE-accredited course on sterile products/aseptic technique
  40 contact hours or more, including both didactic and hands-on training (documentation required)
• 600 hours (or more) of practical experience in aseptic technique/preparing sterile products over the past twelve months. (documentation and a signed letter of attestation from the pharmacy director required)

How the Course Works
Participants must complete ten separate modules of home-based learning, comprised of a reading assignment and comprehensive exams. A score of 70% or higher is required for each exam.  After completing the home-based study modules, participants attend and complete NPTA’s one-day Hazardous Drugs Training Institute, located at the NPTA Training Institute in Houston, Texas.

Home Study Modules
- What are Hazardous Drugs
- ASHP and Other Guidelines
- Receipt, Storage, Labeling & Transport
- Risk Assessment, Controls & Medical Surveillance
- Biological Safety Cabinets
- Isolators
- Personal Protective Equipment
- Aseptic Technique
- Decontamination, Waste Disposal & Spill Control
- Comprehensive Final Exam

Training & Technique Validations
- Aseptic Hand Washing & Garbing
- Decontamination & Deactivation of a BSC
- Hazardous Liquid Vial Manipulations
- Hazardous Powder Vial Manipulation
- Hazardous Ampule Manipulations