A large-scale study was carried out in order to determine the contamination level of
antineoplastic drugs in pharmacies and to investigate the suitability and effects of wipe …

Surface wipe sampling for various hazardous agents has been employed in many
occupational settings over the years for various reasons such as evaluation of potential …

Objectives: Due to their adverse effects, antineoplastic drugs are considered as a potential
health risk to healthcare personnel. The objective of the study was to compare the surface …

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 …

This paper describes a novel wipe sampling and high-performance liquid chromatography/
tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS/MS) method capable of simultaneously detecting 10 …

Objectives: To investigate the association between occupational contamination and
exposure levels to antineoplastic drugs and the application of control measures in a hospital …

Purpose: At the present time, the method of choice to determine surface contamination of the
workplace with antineoplastic and other hazardous drugs is surface wipe sampling and …

Antineoplastic drugs (ADs) will continue to represent a potential risk for personnel involved
in the handling of these compounds and great concerns have been raised by the presence …

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

Objectives: Antineoplastic drugs are widely used in anticancer therapy due to their cytotoxic
activity but many of them are classified as carcinogenic, mutagenic, or teratogenic to …