Tag: Safe handling

As one of the most widely used antibiotics in hospitals, treating serious infections like MRSA, the safety profile of vancomycin is of critical importance to healthcare professionals and patients alike. So, **is vancomycin a hazardous drug**? The answer is nuanced, as it is not officially classified as a hazardous drug by NIOSH, yet it poses significant risks requiring stringent precautions.

By 2013, the global sales of monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) already constituted about half of all biopharmaceutical sales, a figure that has only grown. This prevalence raises a critical question for healthcare workers: **Are monoclonal antibodies hazardous drugs** that require special handling?

An estimated 8 million U.S. healthcare workers are potentially exposed to hazardous drugs annually [1.5.1, 1.5.2, 1.5.5]. This significant risk raises a critical question for workplace safety: **what makes a drug considered hazardous** and necessitates stringent handling protocols?