Guidelines for the prevention and control of occupational exposure to cytotoxic drugs in medical institutions

Title: Guidelines for the prevention and control of occupational exposure to cytotoxic drugs in medical institutions
Edition: Original
Classification: Standard guideline
Field: Others
Countries and regions: China
Guidelines users: Pharmacists, nurses, doctors, logistics and transport staff, cleaners and their managers
Evidence classification method: GRADE grading
Development unit: Department of Pharmacy, Sichuan Academy of Medical Sciences & Sichuan Provincial People’s Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Personalized Drug Therapy Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Clinical Pharmacy Branch of Chinese Medical Association, Pharmacoepidemiology Specialized Committee of Chinese Pharmaceutical Association, Pharmacoepidemiology Specialized Committee of Sichuan Pharmaceutical Association
Registration time: 2022-01-18
Registration number: IPGRP-2022CN035
Purpose of the guideline: The prevention and control of the risk of occupational exposure to cytotoxic drugs involves many links: drug transportation, reception, storage, unpacking, dispensing, finished product control, and waste disposal, etc. In each link, three levels of prevention and control, including engineering control, administrative control and personal protection, are implemented to reduce the risk of occupational exposure and promote the development of standardized prevention and control of cytotoxic drugs in China.