Open AccessGuidelines for Safe Handling of Contact Sensitisers
Author(s) -
Davies Domenica
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
the australian journal of hospital pharmacy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0310-6810
DOI - 10.1002/jppr2000305216
Subject(s) - medicine , accidental , hazardous waste , alopecia areata , medical emergency , intensive care medicine , dermatology , waste management , engineering , physics , acoustics
Contact sensitisers diphencyprone and dinitrochlorobenzene are used in hospitals and specialised settings for the treatment of warts and alopecia areata, which have not responded to more conventional or readily available therapies. These chemicals are hazardous and after an accidental spill in our hospital, it was evident that guidelines for the safe handling of these preparations were needed. This report explains how the safety issues associated with the handling and use of diphencyprone and dinitrochlorobenzene were addressed.