the hospital clean room

Had an interesting discussion with the main pharmacist in the clean room. They have no hood (this includes for mixing chemo) and the conditions basically would not be considered acceptable anywhere in the U.S. - but it is this or nothing, so they do the best they can to keep things clean and sterile. Everything is prepared on as needed basis - nothing ahead of time because it might be too difficult to keep sterile or it may go bad. They have requested a laminar flow hood and hope to get one soon.