Objective To review the scientific literature related to the safe handling of hazardous drugs
(HDs). Method Critical analysis of works retrieved from MEDLINE, the Cochrane Library …

Many studies have reported the occurrence of work-environment contamination by
antineoplastic drugs (ANPD), with significant incorporation of trace amounts of these …

Purpose Significant advances in the awareness of safe handling of HDs have been made
since the previous version of these guidelines was published in 2006. NIOSH has created a …

Purpose The purpose of this study was to quantify the urine concentration of non-
metabolized cyclophosphamide (CP), a commonly administered antineoplastic drug, among …

The high toxicity of antineoplastic drugs (ADs) makes them dangerous not only for patients,
but also for exposed workers. Therefore, the aim of this review was to provide an updated …

The potential for adverse health effects from occupational exposure to antineoplastic drugs
(AD) is well known. Control measures recommended by the NIOSH Alert include medical …

Chemotherapy treatment of cancer patients has shifted from inpatient to outpatient
administration. Thus, family members are potentially exposed to cytotoxic drug residues from …

Objective: Provide updated evidence and learn about the actions that must be implemented
in order to prevent the occupational exposure to cytostatic drugs. Method: A bibliographic …

An effective wipe sampling and LC–MS/MS method was developed to simultaneously
analyze six commonly administered antineoplastic drugs in stainless steel surface. The …

Background: Evaluating environmental contamination with cytotoxic drugs in hospitals is
one of the fundamental requirements to ensure the occupational safety of all healthcare …