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What is the primary purpose of USP General Chapter <800>?
What is the primary purpose of USP General Chapter <800>?
- To describe standards for handling hazardous drugs to ensure safety of patient, worker, and environment (correct)
- To describe standards for handling non-hazardous drugs
- To describe standards for handling radiopharmaceuticals
- To describe standards for handling sterile compounding
What type of drugs require further manipulation and must follow USP <800> guidelines?
What type of drugs require further manipulation and must follow USP <800> guidelines?
- Drugs that are not hazardous
- Final dosage forms such as tablets and capsules
- Drugs that do not require containment
- Any hazardous drug API, antineoplastic requiring manipulation (correct)
What is the purpose of performing a risk assessment according to USP <800>?
What is the purpose of performing a risk assessment according to USP <800>?
- To determine the dosage form of a drug
- To determine the risk of exposure when full USP requirements are not met (correct)
- To identify non-hazardous drugs
- To identify all hazardous drugs
What is the primary engineering control required for sterile compounding of hazardous drugs?
What is the primary engineering control required for sterile compounding of hazardous drugs?
What type of personal protective equipment (PPE) is required for sterile compounding of hazardous drugs?
What type of personal protective equipment (PPE) is required for sterile compounding of hazardous drugs?
When should personal protective equipment (PPE) be worn when handling hazardous drugs?
When should personal protective equipment (PPE) be worn when handling hazardous drugs?
What is the purpose of deactivation in the handling of hazardous drugs?
What is the purpose of deactivation in the handling of hazardous drugs?
What is the correct sequence of cleaning steps for hazardous drug compounding?
What is the correct sequence of cleaning steps for hazardous drug compounding?
What is the purpose of disinfection in the handling of hazardous drugs?
What is the purpose of disinfection in the handling of hazardous drugs?
Hazardous drugs that require manipulation include only antineoplastic drugs.
Hazardous drugs that require manipulation include only antineoplastic drugs.
The primary engineering control for sterile compounding of hazardous drugs is a glove.
The primary engineering control for sterile compounding of hazardous drugs is a glove.
A risk assessment is only performed when handling antineoplastic drugs.
A risk assessment is only performed when handling antineoplastic drugs.
The NIOSH criteria for a hazardous drug include only carcinogenicity and teratogenicity.
The NIOSH criteria for a hazardous drug include only carcinogenicity and teratogenicity.
Decontamination involves removing organic and inorganic material.
Decontamination involves removing organic and inorganic material.
Personal protective equipment (PPE) is only required for compounding and administration of hazardous drugs.
Personal protective equipment (PPE) is only required for compounding and administration of hazardous drugs.
All hazardous drugs require the same level of containment regardless of dosage form.
All hazardous drugs require the same level of containment regardless of dosage form.
A hazardous drug can be classified into only one of the three groups according to NIOSH criteria.
A hazardous drug can be classified into only one of the three groups according to NIOSH criteria.
Disinfection involves removing HD residue from surfaces.
Disinfection involves removing HD residue from surfaces.
The sequence of cleaning steps for hazardous drug compounding is deactivation, decontamination, cleaning, and disinfection.
The sequence of cleaning steps for hazardous drug compounding is deactivation, decontamination, cleaning, and disinfection.
