ArticleEuropean journal of hospital pharmacy : science and practice2022
External contamination of antineoplastic drug vials: an occupational risk to consider.
Article in European journal of hospital pharmacy : science and practice, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- Exposure Assessment and Monitoring of Antiblastic Drugs Preparation in Health Care Settings: A Systematic Review.La Medicina del lavoro · 2024Pooled it
- Proactive risk assessment and nursing risk management in chemotherapy drugs: FMECA methodology results.Journal of healthcare risk management : the journal of the American Society for Healthcare Risk Management · 2026Article
- Development and application of a wipe sampling method for detection of antibiotic surface contamination in hospital wards.Annals of work exposures and health · 2026Article
- Health Effects of Ergonomics and Personal Protective Equipment on Chemotherapy Professionals.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2025Review
- Evaluation of the risk of occupational exposure to antineoplastic drugs in healthcare sector: part II - the application of the FMECA method to compare manual vs automated preparation.Arhiv za higijenu rada i toksikologiju · 2024Article
- Evaluation of the risk of occupational exposure to antineoplastic drugs in healthcare sector: part I - medical gloves.Arhiv za higijenu rada i toksikologiju · 2023Article
- Evaluation of external contamination on the vial surfaces of some hazardous drugs that commonly used in Chinese hospitals and comparison between environmental contamination generated during robotic compounding by IV: Dispensing robot vs. manual compounding in biological safety cabinet.Journal of oncology pharmacy practice : official publication of the International Society of Oncology Pharmacy Practitioners · 2022Article
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Abstract
Risk management for workers involved in the handling and preparation of cytotoxic drugs is challenging. This study aims to investigate drug contamination of the exterior surfaces of cytotoxic drug vials. Two batches of commercially available cytotoxic drugs in unprotected vials (ifosfamide, etoposide phosphate and cyclophosphamide) and plastic shrink wrap vials (doxorubicin, cytarabine and busulfan) were tested without removing the flip-off cap or the plastic wrap, and without prewashing. The results showed significant trace amounts of cytotoxic drugs on the exterior surfaces in both unprotected (eg, cyclophosphamide, ifosfamide) and protected plastic shrink wrap vials (eg, cytarabine), indicating that the secondary packaging of protected vials does not systematically prevent exposure to the handlers. These results focus on the need for guidelines to prevent cytotoxic vial contamination and safety recommendations for staff in the handling and storage of these vials.
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