Hazardous Medicinal Products

Introduction

Hazardous medicinal products (HMPs) are pharmaceutical substances that can cause harm to human health or the environment if not handled or used appropriately. For the purpose of this article, HMPs are defined as medicinal products that contain one or more substances that meet the criteria for classification as carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic for reproduction[1] [2]; yet they may also have other adverse effects in addition to carcinogenic, mutagenic or reprotoxic hazards.Workers may be exposed to these products during production, transportation, storage, and administration of pharmaceuticals, as well as during cleaning and maintenance activities, which can…