Case Study Avoiding Liability

John is a licensed pharmacy technician with compounding expertise for both sterile and nonsterile products. The manager of the hospital pharmacy department, Mr$.$ Brown, who is John's boss, feels that the commercial metronidazole $500$ mg injection they buy is consuming $25\%$ of the drug budget,and he would like this cost to be reduced. Mr$.$ Brown asks John to prepare the injection in thepharmacy, since they have the expertise and the facilities and it would be significantly less costly forthe organization.

$1,$ Should John proceed with this request? If yes, why? If not, why not? $($Napra $1\mathrm{.}1,3\mathrm{.}3)$

$2,$ What sources could John consult with to justify his decision one way or another? $($Napra $1\mathrm{.}1,3\mathrm{.}3)$

$3,$ What is the potential risk, if any, to him, his manager, and his organization in making this product?$($Napra $1\mathrm{.}1,3\mathrm{.}3)$