Let's keep them safe with better
USP <800> compliance
More than 12 billion doses of hazardous drugs are
administered in the U.S. every year.* With each of these
doses comes the chance that medical staff—from clinicians
to custodians to delivery handlers—will be exposed to
substances that put their health on the line.
USP <800> set new guidelines for handling hazardous
drugs in December. McKesson is here, ready to assist,
with tools and support that can keep your workplace
USP <800> compliant and keep your staff safe.
Learn more at mms.mckesson.com/usp
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*Source: USP.org
Hazardous drugs
put your staff at risk
8 million+
healthcare workers
are exposed to
hazardous drugs in
the U.S. every year*
Protect Your Non-Acute Staff
from Hazardous Drug Exposure
New USP General Chapter <800> standards take effect December 1, 2019
The best treatment for your patients or residents may mean your clinicians need to handle drugs classified
as hazardous. To avoid serious risks and fines, be sure your staff know how to protect themselves from
accidental exposure.
Protect your staff and stay compliant
According to the regulations, hazardous drugs:
• Can materially change the composition of the body
• Include hormones and chemotherapy, which are often administered
in a non-acute setting
• May be used in physician offices, surgery centers, long term care
facilities, cancer centers, urgent care centers and for home infusion
Prepare for the new standards with online resources,
a team of experts to help bring your facilities into compliance,
and the compliant products you need:
• Closed chemotherapy transfer devices
• Personal protective equipment that meets ASTM standards
• Needleless equipment
• Gloves, gowns, hoods and shoe covers
• Cleaning and decontamination products
• Waste disposal
The distributor of the non-acute continuum.
