Mitigating Hazardous Drug Contamination
I was pleased to see a recent statement (see above) by Tom Connor, Ph.D., a well-recognized leader in hazardous drug exposure research over the past 20 years, recommending the RxCarbon® Poly Surface Protection Pads and Clean-Up Wipes for the purpose of preventing contamination of work surfaces with hazardous drugs. As studies have repeatedly shown, hazardous drugs often migrate past compounding hoods and work surfaces as far as counters, doorknobs, and elevator buttons. The new RxCarbon® pads and wipes are a major leap forward in providing a simple, cost-effective method for greatly reducing contamination by these pharmaceuticals that are life-saving when administered appropriately but potentially harmful when present consistently in the work environment. I have personally witnessed the absorption capacity of the pads which is also a benefit in the case of spills or a leaking IV set. I highly recommend them for both hazardous drug compounding areas and hazardous drug administration settings. Using the RxCarbon® wipes routinely during compounding and adding them to all HD spill kits is the next step in reducing routine contamination and protecting employees and patients. Read More >
Waste & Compliance Management Inc. (WCM) has been in business since 2003. We manufacture products that make regulated waste compliance, easy and inexpensive. We started with 3 products and have organically grown to about a dozen different products under the WasteWise® brand. We saw the problem of nefarious diversion of narcotic waste and surface contamination by hazardous oncology liquids, and felt that developing a product to solve these problems was a natural extension of our product line. This led to the development of RxCarbon, LLC, an inexpensive and common sense solution to USP <800>, OSHA, EPA and DEA compliance.
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