| Over past few years, there has been a significant | | | | medicines can result in the above-mentioned health |
| development in the field of medical science. These | | | | disorders. |
| medicines are very effective in curing common as | | | | If the working surfaces such as roofs, counter tops, |
| well as deadly diseases but the main problem is that | | | | tables and chairs and the instruments like syringe |
| these medicines are made from hazardous drugs that | | | | plungers, biological safety cabinets etc are |
| are highly lethal. Exposures to hazardous drugs during | | | | contaminated with the hazardous drugs, then it can |
| any drug related activities like drug manufacture, | | | | directly affect the healthcare workers. The toxicants |
| handling, administration, monitoring, transport, | | | | can easily enter their body and can induce several |
| distributions, disposal, storage and waste treatment | | | | health hazards into them. The risks of exposures to |
| can badly affect the professionals. | | | | these perilous drugs can be avoided with the use of |
| The toxic elements present in these medicines can | | | | personal protective equipments like special gowns, |
| cause various health complications such as skin and | | | | gloves, masks, caps, safety cabinets that can stop |
| eye allergies, reproductive and respiratory disorders, | | | | the harmful vapors, liquids and dust particles from |
| cell-mutation, infertility, chromosomal aberrations, loss | | | | entering into the human body. |
| of eyesight, and deterioration of fetal development, | | | | Several guidelines have been formulated by different |
| leukemia and even cancer. Exposures to these drugs | | | | healthcare organizations to reduce the risks of |
| can be very fatal. Any type of exposure to the toxic | | | | exposures. Strict adherence to these guidelines can |
| powders, vapors and aerosols contained in these | | | | minimize the harmful effects of the perilous drugs. |