NIOSH issues notice on hazardous drugs.(ON THE JOB BRIEFS)Currie, Donya
Although guidelines for protecting health care workers from the dangers of hazardous drugs have been in existence for more than 25 years, there is tremendous inconsistency in compliance by oncology professionals. One reason for the discrepancy is the voluntary, nonpunitive nature of these guidelines. ...
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...
The article reports on the recommendations of National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NOISH) to transfer the pregnant pharmacists and pharmacist technicians from the positions with hazardous drugs to other positions in the U.S. In this regard, NOISH calls for comments and information ...
In this study we aim to review the presence in the environment of the hazardous drugs (NIOSH group 1) and their possible environmental impact. Of the 90 drugs considered, there is evidence of presence in the environment for 19. Drugs with more studies reporting positive detections are: the ...
The alert contains five specific recommendations for employers and health care workers about the health risks posed by working with hazardous drugs. The Joint Commission has recommended that each organization conduct a risk assessment—also known as a gap analysis—to assess the applicability of the ...
The document builds on a NIOSH alert from 2004 that warned health care employers and workers of the risks of working with hazardous drugs and also identified measures they could take to protect their health.
The medical surveillance should be part of a broader program to reduce the hazards to employees who may come into contact with different hazardous drugs. It presents presents tips that health care emp...
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health to update to its list of hazardous drugs by adding 24 new drugs. The update is the first that the institute has made to its list since it published its ...