USP 800 and crushing of hazardous medications

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USP 800 and crushing of hazardous medications

Looking at USP 800, what is your hospital's procedure for handling hazardous drugs that need crushing? Do you allow crushing? Does Pharmacy do it? Do you make a solution/suspension out of it for administration?
Thank you

Andrea Gimpel-Blanchard, PharmD
Director of Pharmacy
MaineGeneral Medical Center
35 Medical Center Parkway
Augusta, ME 04330
Phone: (207) 626-4133
Fax: (207) 626-4133
Pager: (207) 580-8001