Cytotoxic medicines

[LeftArm]

There is another list in this Waste management workbook from Peterborough NHS.

Clinical Waste management

[johnep]

When I was selling Sulphas and Drs mentioned 1:50,000 chance of Steven Johnson syndrome, I would ask if they used Chloramphenicol eye drops, if affirmative, had paper showing incidence of 'grey baby' syndome of 1:40,000. Ie Higher risk.
Later used same paper when selling Fucithalmic Eye drops to neonantal units. I blamed the nitro grouping. However, this info was given when at uni over 50 years ago. post the structure someone please.
johnep

[crit care]

Chloramphenicol - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

couldn't quite be bothered faffing around with egtting just the structure...so yes it does have a nitro group,but nothing really to suggest it is a cytotoic.....

[gem_kem]

Hi

You may have already found this, but take a look at the DoH website -
Safe management of healthcare waste : Department of Health - Publications
Page 223 onwards in the document provides a list of cytotoxics and how they should be disposed of.....

Hopw this helps

gem_kem

[shupagirl]

Thank you gem_kem