| Hazardous drugs are highly lethal that can create | | | | and cancer. |
| disasters and adversely affect the mankind. But these | | | | According to the reports published by the National |
| drugs are heavily used in the production of medicines | | | | Safety Council (NSC), the healthcare workers take |
| because of their therapeutic capabilities. Exposures to | | | | 41% more leave because of some sorts of illness and |
| hazardous drugs is very dangerous and can take | | | | other injuries as compared to all other workers that |
| place during all the steps of production of medicines as | | | | are engaged in other industries. To avoid these |
| well as various other drug related activities like drug | | | | situations, safety equipments must be used properly in |
| manufacture, handling, administration, storage, transport, | | | | all the workplaces and all the safety measures must |
| distribution, disposal, waste assessment etc. This article | | | | be implemented by the workers. |
| is all about one of the major concern of all | | | | Antineoplastic and cytotoxic substances are the basic |
| pharmaceutical experts (Exposures to hazardous | | | | constituents of the perilous drugs. Both these agents |
| drugs). | | | | are highly toxic and hence relevant care must be |
| These perilous exposures are highly lethal and can | | | | taken while handling and administering these drugs. |
| cause innumerable health disorders. The short term or | | | | Accidental leakages and spills can take place during |
| the temporary health hazards include skin and eye | | | | any of the drug related activities and can contaminate |
| problems, allergies and various types of infections. The | | | | the surroundings. These contaminations are highly |
| long term or the permanent health hazards include | | | | disastrous. Therefore, pharmaceutical experts are |
| reproductive and respiratory disorders, chromosomal | | | | focusing more and more on finding out proper |
| aberrations, spontaneous abortions, congenital | | | | alternatives of these noxious drugs. |
| malformations, sterility, and loss of eyesight, leukemia | | | | |