Evaluation of the hazardous drug surface contamination in pharmacy compounding and administration clinical setting after adoption of standardized cleaning workflow and a closed system transfer device

Abstract

The compounding and administration of hazardous drugs present a potential risk to healthcare worker and patient safety. This study sought to evaluate the HD surface contamination in multiple pharmacy and nursing areas that include standardized cleaning techniques and utilization of closed system transfer devices.

Keywords

• antineoplastic agents
• chemoclave
• chemolock
• closed system transfer device
• drug compounding