Background and importance Several studies have shown that antineoplastic drug
contamination is found on various work surfaces in hospitals and varies widely on wards …

Background Contamination with cytotoxic drugs in hospital units has been reported in
several studies in the past few years. No multicentre studies have been conducted in …

Background There is a lack of awareness of contamination levels on surfaces in Polish
hospitals and pharmacies where antineoplastic drugs are handled. No studies so far have …

Background To prevent occupational exposure of hospital staff to cytostatics, a mandatory
national guideline describing a set of safety measures was issued in the Netherlands in …

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

Purpose Many antineoplastic drugs are classified as carcinogenic, mutagenic and
teratogenic for humans. Therefore, minimization of exposure is required to reduce health …

Purpose To evaluate the chemical contamination of surfaces by cytotoxic agents during
preparation of injectable chemotherapies in hospital pharmacies. Methods 526 wipe …

Background Chemotherapy drugs are widely used to treat cancer, but their active
compounds represent a danger for workers who could be exposed to them. However, they …

Background Exposure to cytotoxic drugs is a risk to healthcare professionals. To improve
safety, most hospitals have introduced centralised preparation of cytotoxics, but the …

Exposure assessment of health care workers to antineoplastic drugs (ADs) is still an open
issue since new, critical, and emerging factors may put pharmacists who prepare hazardous …