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A STUDY OF ROUTINES FOLLOWED AND EQUIPMENT USED IN 430 HOSPITAL WARDS HANDLING ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS
Author(s) -
Svär L.,
Landersjö L.,
Åslund B.,
Lundgren P.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
journal of clinical pharmacy and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.622
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1365-2710
pISSN - 0269-4727
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2710.1983.tb01107.x
Subject(s) - medicine , medical emergency , antineoplastic drugs , pharmacology
SUMMARY The routines followed and the equipment used by hospital staff when handling antineoplastic drugs were studied. A questionnaire was sent via the hospital pharmacies to hospital wards which administered antineoplastic drugs at least once a week. The answers received from 430 wards indicate a good understanding and awareness of the risks. Efforts had been made to protect the personnel from potential adverse effects from the medications prepared or administered. There was, however, still a shortage of protective equipment such as ventilated cabinets. Existing cabinets were often not used and maintained in a proper manner. On the basis of the responses to the questionnaire, it may be concluded that there is still a need for further evaluation of the routines used in the practical handling of antineoplastic agents in hospital wards.