When it comes to collection, segregation, and disposal, it is not just the pharmaceuticals or medications used in chemotherapy delivery that are a concern. What do you do with the tubing, needles, and packaging that the chemo medications arrived in? Is chemotherapy waste treated as hazardous or medicinal waste? Let's start with industry definitions, and then we'll walk you through how to appropriately segregate chemotherapeutic waste at your facility. When it comes to chemotherapy treatments, chemotherapy or trace chemotherapy waste is generated during the preparation or administration of chemotherapy, but not all of it comes into touch with the chemotherapy agent. So, how are these products sorted?
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