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Prevention Guide - Safe Handling of Hazardous Drugs - Irsst

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APPENDIX 2 – LIST OF HAZARDOUS DRUGS (ACCORDING TO NIOSH)<br />

SUGGESTED LABELING FOR HEALTH<br />

PROFESSIONALS AND PATIENTS<br />

HAZARDOUS<br />

DRUGS<br />

AHFS<br />

THERAPEUTIC<br />

CLASSIFICATION<br />

“CAUTION”<br />

Indication<br />

Estrogens, esterified 68:16.04 Estrogens <br />

Estrone 68:16.04 Estrogens <br />

Estropipate 68:16.04 Estrogens <br />

Etoposide 10:00 Antineoplastic agents <br />

Exemestane 10:00 Antineoplastic agents <br />

Finasteride 92:00 Unclassified therapeutic<br />

agents (5-alpha reductase<br />

inhibitor)<br />

Floxuridine 10:00 Antineoplastic agents <br />

Fludarabine 10:00 Antineoplastic agents <br />

Fluorouracil 10:00 Antineoplastic agents <br />

Fluoxymesterone 68:08 Androgens <br />

Flutamide 10:00 Antineoplastic agents <br />

Fulvestrant 10:00 Antineoplastic agents <br />

Ganciclovir 8:18 Antivirals <br />

Ganirelix acetate 92:00 Unclassified therapeutic<br />

agents (GnRH antagonist)<br />

Gemcitabine 10:00 Antineoplastic agents <br />

Gemtuzumab ozogamicin 10:00 Antineoplastic agents <br />

Gonadotropin, chorionic 68.18 Gonadotropins <br />

Goserelin 10:00 Antineoplastic agents <br />

Hydroxyurea 10:00 Antineoplastic agents <br />

Ibritumomab tiuxetan 10:00 Antineoplastic agents<br />

(monoclonal antibodies<br />

bound to radioactive<br />

isotopes, thus risk <strong>of</strong><br />

radioactivity)<br />

Idarubicin<br />

Not in<br />

AHFS<br />

Antineoplastic agents<br />

Ifosfamide 10:00 Antineoplastic agents <br />

Imatinib mesylate 10:00 Antineoplastic agents <br />

Interferon alfa-2a 10:00 Antineoplastic agents <br />

Interferon alfa-2b 10:00 Antineoplastic agents <br />

Interferon alfa-n1 10:00 Antineoplastic agents <br />

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PREVENTION GUIDE – SAFE HANDLING OF HAZARDOUS DRUGS ASSTSAS A2-3

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