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Hazardous drugs

L A Black1, A C Presson

  • 1Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine, Bethesda, MD, USA.

Occupational Medicine (Philadelphia, Pa.)
|November 14, 1997
PubMed
Summary

Healthcare professionals require engineering controls and personal protective equipment when handling hazardous drugs like cytotoxic agents, ribavirin, and pentamidine. Comprehensive exposure control, spill management, and medical surveillance plans are essential for employee safety.

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Area of Science:

  • Occupational Health
  • Pharmaceutical Safety
  • Healthcare Engineering

Background:

  • Healthcare professionals face risks from cytotoxic agents and hazardous pharmaceuticals.
  • Exposure to drugs like ribavirin and pentamidine necessitates safety protocols.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To emphasize the importance of engineering controls and personal protective equipment (PPE).
  • To outline essential components of a safety plan for handling hazardous drugs.

Main Methods:

  • Review of safety protocols for handling hazardous pharmaceutical agents.
  • Identification of critical control measures and protective equipment.

Main Results:

  • Engineering controls and PPE are vital for mitigating risks.
  • Effective exposure control, spill clean-up, and medical surveillance are key.

Conclusions:

  • Robust safety plans are mandatory for protecting healthcare workers from hazardous drug exposure.
  • Implementation of engineering controls, PPE, and surveillance ensures a safer work environment.

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