Full compliance to <797> is certainly achievable as demonstrated by 33% of US hospitals that have accomplished this goal. In other good news, 95% of hospitals are following USP’s beyond-use guidelines for single-dose vials, with most pharmacies discarding these after single use. Even so, pharmacy continues to face significant challenges; a majority report difficulty with managing compliance for radiopharmaceuticals, highlighting the fact that half of all respondents report a lack of good resources for all their <797> questions. 

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