Examples Of Hazardous Drugs And Why Closed System Transfers Of Drugs Are Important
Many of the drugs produced and engineered are for the treatment of potentially lethal diseases. As such, the drugs themselves can be lethal if healthy people accidentally inhale, ingest, or absorb them. As a nurse, you will encounter many of these drugs in your line of work. If you are not entirely familiar with them just yet, the following examples will get you started. There is also an explanation why hazardous drug CSTD systems, which prevent the transfer of hazardous drugs to healthy people, are so important.