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Hazardous Drugs

Does Your Hazardous Drug List Have Holes?

If you are under the impression that the long–awaited National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health ...

MARCH 25, 2025

Monitoring Hazardous Drug Residues In Pharmaceutical Compounding

The safe compounding of medications necessitates the synchronization of personnel, training, operational ...

MARCH 25, 2025

NIOSH’s New HD List Gets Mixed Reviews For 2015 Drug Cutoff

NIOSH released its much-awaited List of Hazardous Drugs in Healthcare Settings, 2024. But because of the ...

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

May the Designated Person(s) Please Stand Up

Hospital systems often have a sole designated person responsible for maintaining compliance with new USP Chapter ...

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

NIOSH Releases Updated ‘List of Hazardous Drugs in Healthcare Settings’

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), a division of the CDC, released an updated ...

DECEMBER 20, 2024

How to Avoid ‘Groundhog Day’ Syndrome When Dealing With Hazardous Drugs

If you’ve seen the 1993 movie Groundhog Day starring Bill Murray, you’ll understand the concept of ...

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

How to Avoid ‘Groundhog Day’ Syndrome When Dealing With Hazardous Drugs

Due to the repetitive tasks and situations found in pharmacy practice, including constantly evaluating the ...

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

The NIOSH Hazardous Drugs List Gap Remains a Safety Issue in 2024

At the beginning of 2023, there were high hopes that by year’s end, the National Institute for Occupational ...

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

TJC Poised to Assess Compliance With New USP Chapter <800>

The arrival of USP General Chapter <800>, which became federally enforceable on Nov. 1, 2023, provides a new ...

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Ensuring Your Hazardous Drug List And Assessment of Risk Are USP <800> Ready!

Of all the uncertainties surrounding hazardous drug handling, we now have one sure stake in the ground, and that is ...

DECEMBER 2, 2023

No HD List Yet, but New NIOSH Documents ‘Useful’

Hospital and health-system pharmacies are still awaiting the NIOSH official release of its updated list of ...

JULY 21, 2023

Applying NIOSH Hazardous Drug Assessment of Risk Principles To Home Healthcare

Renewed interest has been generated in performing an Assessment of Risk for inpatient healthcare workers who may ...

JULY 20, 2023

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