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Some risks are easy to spot.
Others are harder to see.

Hazardous drug surface contamination may be invisible to the naked eye1, but the risks are real2 and concern you and every single person in your hospital3

Hazardous drugs (HD) exposure occurs frequently in oncology departments4,5


The threat from hazardous drugs can come from anywhere they are present in your facility6

Do you know all the hidden places where hazardous drug contamination can spread in your healthcare facility?

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Frequently contacted surfaces throughout the hospital have measurable levels of antineoplastic drug contamination6

61% of samples contaminated with ≥1 cytotoxic drug*4

61% of workers touched IV pump/bed controls while wearing chemotherapy gloves†8

*in a survey of 130 hospital pharmacies in Germany4
† in a survey of 1,954 healthcare workers8

Contamination may be found in:


  • Surface, airfoil and floor in front of biological safety cabinet (BSC)
  • Surface and floor in front of compounding aseptic containment isolator (CACI)
  • Floors in pharmacy, pass-throughs (inside and outside, both for CACI and from inside the pharmacy)
  • Countertops
  • Equipment storage trays
  • Drug vials
  • Door handles, doorknobs
  • Other high-touch areas
  • Computer keyboard, computer mouse

  • Nurse's station
  • Medication room
  • Intravenous (IV) bag storage areas
  • Countertops
  • Computer keyboard/mouse
  • Floor of patient care area
  • Floor of restroom
  • IV pumps
  • Patient's chairs
  • Equipment

Hazardous drug contamination can spread easily, via:4,5

DERMAL CONTACT

By touching contaminated cabinets, flooring, countertops, and other surfaces9

INHALATION

Due to vaporisation of certain drugs such as cyclophosphamide, during normal handling5

INGESTION

When food or beverages are prepared, stored, or consumed in work areas9

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