Hazardous Drugs

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Best Practices for the Safe Handling of Hazardous Drugs

Mainly intended for the healthcare industry, this book provides an overview of current knowledge on hazardous drugs, describes how to perform a risk assessment and gives examples of best practices for each stage of handling hazardous drugs.

 

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