Katherine Sarna, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Assistant Professor
University of Illinois at Chicago
College of Pharmacy
Chicago, Illinois
Occupational exposure to hazardous chemicals affects an estimated 13 million workers in the United States, with upwards of 8 million US health care personnel in clinical and nonclinical roles potentially exposed to hazardous drugs (HDs).1,2
The characteristics of HDs, along with adverse health effects from workplace exposure, are well described in the literature.1,3