title: Hazardous drugs.
abstract: Engineering controls and personal protective equipment are crucial for health care professionals working in situations where cytotoxic agents, pharmaceuticals such as ribavirin and pentamidine, and other potentially hazardous drugs are present. Plans for exposure control, spill clean-up, and medical surveillance must be instituted to protect the employee.
authors.affiliation: Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine, Bethesda, MD, USA.
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Black
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Presson
mesh_terms: D064420:Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions; D004738:Engineering; D015386:Hazardous Substances / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006282:Health Personnel; D006801:Humans; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000517:prevention & control*; D010607:Pharmacy Service, Hospital; D011159:Population Surveillance; D011482:Protective Devices; D014481:United States; D014489:United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration
chemical_list: D015386:Hazardous Substances