The 2010 update to the NIOSH list of hazardous drugs

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• Personal Author:
  Connor, Thomas H.
• Description:
  Side Effects of Hazardous Drugs: We are all aware that there are possible side effects of antineoplastic drugs found in patients treated with high doses, but there are published reports that associate a number of acute effects from exposure to hazardous drugs at any number of levels. These effects include skin rash, headache, hair loss, mucous membrane irritation, and others. Adverse reproductive effects also have been demonstrated in health care workers exposed to these drugs. A number of studies have reported significant increases in markers of genetic damage such as chromosomal damage and other types of DNA damage. Although many antineoplastic drugs are known or suspected carcinogens, cancer has not been studied in any systematic way in health care workers. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Biopharmaceutics Carcinogens Environmental Monitoring Hazardous Substances Health Care Facilities Workforce And Services Health Personnel Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Toxicology Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Biohazards Biological-effects Carcinogenesis Carcinogenicity Drugs Exposure-assessment Exposure-levels Exposure-methods Health-care Health-care-personnel Health-hazards Medical-facilities Medical-personnel Medical-treatment Medicinal-chemicals Nurses Occupational-exposure Occupational-hazards Occupational-health Pharmaceuticals Physicians Risk-analysis Risk-factors Toxic-effects Toxic-materials Warning-signs Work-environment Work-performance Work-practices Worker-health Workplace-studies

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• ISSN:
  1549-635X
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article ; Lay Publication
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DART - Division of Applied Research and Technology
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  28-30
• Volume:
  7
• Issue:
  11
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20038043
• Citation:
  Pharm Purch Prod 2010 Nov; 7(11):28-30
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2011
• NORA Priority Area:
  Healthcare and Social Assistance
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Pharmacy Purchasing & Products
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/191884/cdc_191884_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 289.21 KB ]