NIOSH, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, is updating its list of hazardous pharmaceutical products. The new list will become part of the organization's 2004 alert, Preventing Occupational Exposure to Antineopla...
If the information available on a drug is deemed insufficient to make an informed decision, consider the drug hazardous until more information is available. Box 1: Containment Requirements • Drugs on the NIOSH list that must follow the requirements in this chapter include: o Any HD API o ...
System Pharmacists (ASHP); NIOSH revision of the ASHP definition; determining whether a drug is hazardous; how to generate your own list of hazardous drugs; where to find information related to drug toxicity; examples of hazardous drugs; sample list of drugs that should be considered hazardous....
NIOSH alerts healthcare professionals to antineoplastic and other hazardous drugs in healthcare settingsFrom the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Healthdoi:http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/node/114886Drug Topics staffAdvanstar Communications Inc...
In 1995, OSHA updated its recommendations and included some non-antineoplastic medications in its list of hazardous drugs.[9] The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) issued an alert in 2004 reviewing literature on hazardous drug exposure and recommending a program of safe ...
Clear, colorless liquid with a sweetish, pleasant odor; inhalation anesthetic; [NIOSH] Sources/Uses Used as an anesthetic; [HSDB] Comments See "WASTE ANESTHETIC GASES" Halothane is in the list of "Some volatile substances which may be abused by inhalation" published on the web site of the ...
Butanone is in the list of "Some volatile substances which may be abused by inhalation" published on the web site of the U.N. International Drug Control Programme, indicating its potential to cause narcosis in workers. [Reference #1] A skin, eye, and respiratory tract irritant; Inhalation of...
According to NIOSH research biologist Thomas Connor, the new list will include about 100 new drug candidates for the list, most of which have been approved for marketing in the U.S. since 2004.GebhartFredEBSCO_bspDrug Topics
The article reports on the effort of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) to distribute a document for veterinary health care outlining risks and recommendations for handling hazardous drugs in the U.S.EBSCO_AspSafety & Health...
National Inst. for Occupational Safety and HealthMacKenzie, B. ADebord, D. GTrout, D. BConnor TH, MacKenzie BA, Debord DG, Trout DB. 2012. NIOSH List of Antioneoplastic and Other Hazardous Drugs in Healthcare Settings 2012. Govt Reports Announcements & Index(20): 20....