| In the year 1986, various safety measures and | | | | focuses more on organizing seminars and workshops |
| guidelines were published in response to the | | | | for all drug manufacturers and health care workers |
| numerous surveys and case studies. These guidelines | | | | so that they can have complete knowledge about |
| included the administration of antineoplastic and | | | | drugs and their handling. It also introduces new tools |
| cytotoxic drugs in drug manufacture and handling | | | | and machineries for the safety of workers engaged |
| units. That time no protective equipments were used | | | | in manufacture and handling. |
| and also there was lack of standardization in the use | | | | These guidelines also include the provisions for |
| of control methods. Now these guidelines have been | | | | creating a particular drug handling area and disposal of |
| modified but entire problem is not yet solved. There | | | | disinfected wastes. While processing and transferring |
| are still questions whose answers are yet to be | | | | the drugs from one place to another, there are |
| found out. Hazardous effects of drugs on mankind | | | | chances of spillage of these drugs which can be very |
| have made healthcare sectors to modify their | | | | fatal. Workers should use biological safety cabinets |
| guidelines. | | | | and closed system devices to minimize these harmful |
| Guidelines that are formulated today take into | | | | situations. |
| account all the consequences of exposure to perilous | | | | Good management practices are mandatory for |
| drugs in drug manufacturing and administration units. | | | | worker's protection. Hence these guidelines should be |
| Several safety measures and control equipments | | | | properly used without any manipulations. All the |
| have been designed by specialists and technocrats to | | | | professionals like pharmacists, nurses, physicians, |
| avoid the occupational exposure to harmful drugs. | | | | employees and housekeepers involved in storage and |
| The guidelines provide the criterias to differentiate | | | | transportation of hazardous drugs must be well |
| between hazardous and non-hazardous drugs. Also it | | | | acquainted with the harmful characters of the drugs. |