The safety handling of cytotoxic drugs

Abdul Rashid, Abdul Mukmin and Othman, Hapsah and Mohamad Zabidi, Suraiya Bani (2008) The safety handling of cytotoxic drugs. [Student Project] (Unpublished)

Abstract

Cytotoxic drugs are useful to kill or inhibit tumour growth or cell reproduction in treatment of chemotherapy. Cytotoxic drugs such as Epirubicin, Cyclophosphamide and many others have been found to be mutagenic, teratogenic and carcinogenic, So, the handling, preparation, administration and disposal of these drugs may constitute an occupational hazard.

The nurses and pharmacy who was handling cytotoxic drugs may be at higher risk of absorbing potentially harmful levels of these compounds.

This project is designed to identify the potential hazard associated with cytotoxic drugs, and to outline the important guidelines for the safe handling of cytotoxic drugs in order to minimized the exposure of these agents among pharmacist and the other health care personnel in Hospital lpoh.

Metadata

Item Type:	Student Project
Creators:	Creators Email / ID Num. Abdul Rashid, Abdul Mukmin UNSPECIFIED Othman, Hapsah UNSPECIFIED Mohamad Zabidi, Suraiya Bani UNSPECIFIED
Contributors:	Contribution Name Email / ID Num. Advisor Kee, Jiun Yan UNSPECIFIED
Subjects:	R Medicine > RC Internal Medicine > Cancer R Medicine > RC Internal Medicine > Cancer > Study and teaching
Divisions:	Universiti Teknologi MARA, Pulau Pinang > Bertam Campus > Faculty of Pharmacy Universiti Teknologi MARA, Pulau Pinang > Permatang Pauh Campus
Programme:	Diploma of Pharmacy
Keywords:	Cytotoxic drugs, Hospital lpoh, Pharmacy
Date:	April 2008
URI:	https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/127045