of four characteristics—ignitability, corrosivity, reactivity, or toxicity. This chapter provides a list of resources on toxicology and the exposure to hazardous waste in the environment. Included in the resources are books, journals, journal articles, organizations, and databases that discuss among ...
800> Hazardous Drugs—Handling in Healthcare Settings to clarify that for the purposes of the chapter, the term "antineoplastic" is intended to refer to antineoplastic hazardous drugs (HDs) included in Table 1 of the most current National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) list...
For example, USP 800 requires the use of PPE, such as specific ASTM D6978-05 chemotherapy-tested gloves and gowns, when handling hazardous drugs. It also requires specific engineering control (hoods, and closed-system transfer devices) when preparing these medications In addition to these specifi...
realize that, as of this writing, the FDA does not recognize many peptides as being beneficial medications, with some in this very article being put on their 2023 Category 2 list of substances that
USP chapter <800> applies to all drugs on the NIOSH List of Antineoplastic and Other Hazardous Drugs in Healthcare Settings. This list includes all antineoplastic agents as well as several non-antineoplastic agents that are commonly used in veterinary medicine such as apomorphine, methimazole, ...
The objectives of this study were to estimate the incidence of prescribing contraindicated drug combinations in general practice and to explore the clinical context, possible causes and potential systems failures leading to their occurrence.Methods: A list of contraindicated drug combinations was compiled ...