health and safety

[sezza]

hi all I'm getting there with my health and safety. Has anyone wrote about dispensing of methotrexate and how to reduce the risks? Do you do this for element 4-1 or 4-2? It's so confusing.
thanks sezza x

[wiggley]

wear gloves or use a tablet counter esp for methotrixate and i always wash my hands after anyway even with gloves

[sezza]

thanks for your help just making sure i get it right sezza x

[jo-jo66]

another way to reduce risk with methotrexate is to dispense from blister packs as much as possible

[shupagirl]

I dispensed Methotrexate from blister packs and then explained what I would have done had they been loose tablets. Also make sure that the label states that it is a weekly dose and only to be taken on the day specified. I followed my SOP and stated what could happen if it was taken daily instead of weekly.
Hope this helps

[DavidS]

use a tablet counter

a lot of shops keep a tablet counter triangle specially for methotrexate. I prefer tipping them into the bottle cap a few at a time, not touching, as the quantities are usually low.

[faz11A]

Yes -my variation to bottle top method is to fold a clean scrap of paper in half- open it- tip tablets in - then pour tablets in to bottle with help of the folded groove- Then just chuck the paper!