Characterization of education, technical practices and attitudes of Portuguese pharmacy technicians towards manipulation of cytotoxic drugs
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Resumo: | Pharmacy professionals that manipulate cytotoxic drugs need to undergo educational programs, adopt the most convenient practices, and use appropriate equipment to avoid, as far as possible, occupational exposure to cytotoxic drugs. The main goal of this work is to characterize the education, technical practices, and attitudes towards cytotoxic drugs, of Portuguese pharmacy technicians. A questionnaire comprising eleven questions deemed pertinent was elaborated and subsequently validated by a pilot test. The anonymous, web-based survey was conducted between December 2022 and January 2023, by graduated pharmacy technicians that had manipulated cytotoxic drugs between 2017 and 2022. A total of 77 pharmacy technicians responded to the survey. Although sixty-six pharmacy technicians (86%) had been trained before beginning to manipulate cytotoxic drugs, the promotion of regular post-admission training by the institutions is sparse – only assumed by 53% of the pharmacy technicians (n=41). All participants reported using gloves and gown during manipulation and the use of double gloves was common (99%; n=76). Compliances with the recommended limit time for uninterrupted manipulation activity (82%; n=63) and systematic double-checking (86%; n=66) were high, but the regular use of sterile gauze around syringe connection sites 58% (n=45), was less frequent. None of the surveyed pharmacy technicians used closed-system transfer devices (CSTD) and 41 (53%) of those who used spikes did not thoughtfully use these devices. The implementation of regular training programs in manipulating cytotoxic drugs should be fostered, to promote the more judicious use of engineering controls and transversal adoption of the safest technical practices. |
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Characterization of education, technical practices and attitudes of Portuguese pharmacy technicians towards manipulation of cytotoxic drugsCytotoxicChemotherapyAntineoplastic agentsOccupational exposurePharmacy techniciansPharmacy professionals that manipulate cytotoxic drugs need to undergo educational programs, adopt the most convenient practices, and use appropriate equipment to avoid, as far as possible, occupational exposure to cytotoxic drugs. The main goal of this work is to characterize the education, technical practices, and attitudes towards cytotoxic drugs, of Portuguese pharmacy technicians. A questionnaire comprising eleven questions deemed pertinent was elaborated and subsequently validated by a pilot test. The anonymous, web-based survey was conducted between December 2022 and January 2023, by graduated pharmacy technicians that had manipulated cytotoxic drugs between 2017 and 2022. A total of 77 pharmacy technicians responded to the survey. Although sixty-six pharmacy technicians (86%) had been trained before beginning to manipulate cytotoxic drugs, the promotion of regular post-admission training by the institutions is sparse – only assumed by 53% of the pharmacy technicians (n=41). All participants reported using gloves and gown during manipulation and the use of double gloves was common (99%; n=76). Compliances with the recommended limit time for uninterrupted manipulation activity (82%; n=63) and systematic double-checking (86%; n=66) were high, but the regular use of sterile gauze around syringe connection sites 58% (n=45), was less frequent. None of the surveyed pharmacy technicians used closed-system transfer devices (CSTD) and 41 (53%) of those who used spikes did not thoughtfully use these devices. The implementation of regular training programs in manipulating cytotoxic drugs should be fostered, to promote the more judicious use of engineering controls and transversal adoption of the safest technical practices.SAGERepositório Científico do Instituto Politécnico do PortoCampos, DanielaSilva, InêsRego, MarianaCorreia, PatríciaMoreira, Fernando2024-02-01T10:15:41Z2023-07-052023-07-05T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/24920engCampos, D., Silva, I., Rego, M., Correia, P., & Moreira, F. (2023). Characterization of education, technical practices and attitudes of Portuguese pharmacy technicians towards manipulation of cytotoxic drugs. Journal of Oncology Pharmacy Practice. https://doi.org/10.1177/107815522311900251078-155210.1177/107815522311900251477-092Xinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2024-02-07T01:48:54Zoai:recipp.ipp.pt:10400.22/24920Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-20T02:36:35.067049Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Characterization of education, technical practices and attitudes of Portuguese pharmacy technicians towards manipulation of cytotoxic drugs |
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Characterization of education, technical practices and attitudes of Portuguese pharmacy technicians towards manipulation of cytotoxic drugs |
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Characterization of education, technical practices and attitudes of Portuguese pharmacy technicians towards manipulation of cytotoxic drugs Campos, Daniela Cytotoxic Chemotherapy Antineoplastic agents Occupational exposure Pharmacy technicians |
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Characterization of education, technical practices and attitudes of Portuguese pharmacy technicians towards manipulation of cytotoxic drugs |
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Characterization of education, technical practices and attitudes of Portuguese pharmacy technicians towards manipulation of cytotoxic drugs |
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Characterization of education, technical practices and attitudes of Portuguese pharmacy technicians towards manipulation of cytotoxic drugs |
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Characterization of education, technical practices and attitudes of Portuguese pharmacy technicians towards manipulation of cytotoxic drugs |
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Characterization of education, technical practices and attitudes of Portuguese pharmacy technicians towards manipulation of cytotoxic drugs |
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Campos, Daniela |
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Campos, Daniela Silva, Inês Rego, Mariana Correia, Patrícia Moreira, Fernando |
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Silva, Inês Rego, Mariana Correia, Patrícia Moreira, Fernando |
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Repositório Científico do Instituto Politécnico do Porto |
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Campos, Daniela Silva, Inês Rego, Mariana Correia, Patrícia Moreira, Fernando |
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Cytotoxic Chemotherapy Antineoplastic agents Occupational exposure Pharmacy technicians |
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Cytotoxic Chemotherapy Antineoplastic agents Occupational exposure Pharmacy technicians |
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Pharmacy professionals that manipulate cytotoxic drugs need to undergo educational programs, adopt the most convenient practices, and use appropriate equipment to avoid, as far as possible, occupational exposure to cytotoxic drugs. The main goal of this work is to characterize the education, technical practices, and attitudes towards cytotoxic drugs, of Portuguese pharmacy technicians. A questionnaire comprising eleven questions deemed pertinent was elaborated and subsequently validated by a pilot test. The anonymous, web-based survey was conducted between December 2022 and January 2023, by graduated pharmacy technicians that had manipulated cytotoxic drugs between 2017 and 2022. A total of 77 pharmacy technicians responded to the survey. Although sixty-six pharmacy technicians (86%) had been trained before beginning to manipulate cytotoxic drugs, the promotion of regular post-admission training by the institutions is sparse – only assumed by 53% of the pharmacy technicians (n=41). All participants reported using gloves and gown during manipulation and the use of double gloves was common (99%; n=76). Compliances with the recommended limit time for uninterrupted manipulation activity (82%; n=63) and systematic double-checking (86%; n=66) were high, but the regular use of sterile gauze around syringe connection sites 58% (n=45), was less frequent. None of the surveyed pharmacy technicians used closed-system transfer devices (CSTD) and 41 (53%) of those who used spikes did not thoughtfully use these devices. The implementation of regular training programs in manipulating cytotoxic drugs should be fostered, to promote the more judicious use of engineering controls and transversal adoption of the safest technical practices. |
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Campos, D., Silva, I., Rego, M., Correia, P., & Moreira, F. (2023). Characterization of education, technical practices and attitudes of Portuguese pharmacy technicians towards manipulation of cytotoxic drugs. Journal of Oncology Pharmacy Practice. https://doi.org/10.1177/10781552231190025 1078-1552 10.1177/10781552231190025 1477-092X |
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