As of November 2023, U.S. Pharmacopeia’s (USP) General Chapter revised the standards for safe handling of hazardous drugs (HDs) to minimize the risk of exposure to healthcare personnel, patients and the environment.
USP provides standards for safe handling of hazardous drugs (HD) to minimize the risk of exposure to healthcare workers, patients, and the environment.
n 2019, new guidelines on handling hazardous drugs (HDs) were proposed by the U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention (USP), with an impact on care settings ranging from hospitals to ambulatory surgery centers, physician offices, specialty clinics, cancer centers and post-acute care facilities.