Where can I find resources on safe handling of chemotherapy and other hazardous drugs?
The following resources are available through ONS. • Safe Handling of Hazardous Drugs (2003, M. Polovich, ed.) provides the guidelines and techniques you need to safely handle these medications. • Safe Handling of Hazardous Drugs Online Course Using Safe Handling of Hazardous Drugs as the course text provides must know education to anyone working with these agents. • Chemotherapy and Biotherapy Guidelines and Recommendations for Practice (3rd ed.) (edited by M. Polovich, J.M. Whitford, & M. Olsen, 2009) details principles of antineoplastic therapy, cancer therapy goals and response, administration, side effects, complications, and more. • ONS Chemotherapy and Biotherapy Course is a live course held across the United States that provides a comprehensive overview of these agents and includes information on newly approved drugs. Additional resources available from other sources.
