Hazardous Drugs Endanger Healthcare Workers, NIOSH Says

From: Professional Safety | Date: June 1, 2004| Author: | Copyright information

OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY

Antineoplastic drugs and other pharmaceutical agents may pose work-related health risks to employees, NIOSH cautions in its newest alert, "Preventing Occupational Exposures to Antineoplastic and Other Hazardous Drugs in Healthcare Settings." According to NIOSH, more than 5.5 million healthcare employees may be occupationally exposed to hazardous drugs-those pharmaceutical agents that human and animal studies have found to have the potential to cause cancer, result in developmental or reproductive toxicity, or harm organs in exposures at low doses. "Factors for occupational ...

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