Visual Inspection Is Key to Ensuring Patient Safety in US Pharmaceutical Compounded Products
A coauthored industry article examining visual inspection and product quality in the compounding setting.
A clearer perspective on the people, practices,
and environments that shape compounding quality.

Expert insight for healthcare compounding.
From hospital pharmacy to home infusion, quality connects people, practices, and environments. Compoundium brings that full picture into focus—with factual information and the experience of Willis Triplett, Pharm.D.
A facility is more than its floor plan. A procedure is more than its paperwork. Explore the connections that turn individual details into a stronger approach to quality.
Quality assurance connects what an organization intends to do with what actually happens, day after day. Compoundium explores the systems behind that connection: clear responsibilities, useful documentation, thoughtful review, and the willingness to keep improving.

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Willis Triplett brings together the science of pharmacy and the realities of operating a healthcare organization.
He earned his Pharm.D. from the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science. His work has spanned home infusion, cleanroom design, SOP development, accreditation, and corporate pharmacy leadership—including four years as Director of Home Infusion at OhioHealth.
As a former Assistant Editor at Medi-Span and a published contributor to professional literature, Willis brings a questioning, informed perspective to the conversations that matter. Compoundium gives that perspective a home, with quality assurance at the center.
*As reported in Willis’s professional biography.
Operations & leadership. Home infusion management, multi-site operations, and specialty pharmacy experience.
Quality & environments. Consulting that connects cleanroom design, documentation, accreditation, and organizational practice.
Publishing & education. Coauthor of “Pharmacy Compounding Regulations” and a 2025 ISPE article on visual inspection. His 1982 AJHP publication is indexed as a letter.
View the AJHP publication recordExplore selected professional reading connected to Willis’s work. Original sources, clear attribution, and a useful place to begin your next question.
A coauthored industry article examining visual inspection and product quality in the compounding setting.
Loyd V. Allen Jr. and Willis C. Triplett contribute a chapter to Drug Discovery and Development, third edition.
Professional reporting that features Willis’s perspective on compounding activity beyond the traditional pharmacy setting.
Selected publications and coverage · Links open at the original publisher.
Browse the full resource libraryHere’s a little more about Compoundium and the conversation we’re building.
Compoundium is for professionals involved in healthcare compounding: hospital and health-system teams, compounding pharmacies, home infusion providers, and the designers and specialists who support their environments.
Expect information about quality systems, cleanroom environments, professional practice, and relevant regulatory developments. The aim is clear, factual information that helps readers ask better questions and explore the original sources.
Yes. Quality assurance connects many settings. Hospital pharmacy, health-system operations, home infusion, and facility design are part of the conversation alongside compounding pharmacies.
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