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Regulations can often be confusing. While cytotoxic waste is considered a hazardous waste, it is also a type of clinical waste because it poses a chemical hazard, as well as pharmaceutically active agents, according to the Health Technical Memorandum 07-01 : Safe Management of Healthcare Waste, published by the Department of Health. According to guidelines of the Department of Health, one of the key principles in healthcare waste management is to handle clinical waste as if it is hazardous waste. Cytotoxic waste or cytostatic medicine is defined per the standards as “any medicinal product that possesses any one, or more, of the following hazardous properties: toxic, carcinogenic, toxic for reproduction, or mutagenic."

Any waste that is contaminated by cytotoxic and cytostatic medicines should be classed as cytotoxic and cytostatic waste. Every facility that produces cytotoxic waste is required to have procedures in place for its safe disposal. It is not just the cytotoxic waste or component itself that must be dealt with properly, per the Health and Safety Executive, but it’s important for employees to be aware that excretions from a treated patient may also contain “unchanged cytotoxic drugs or active metabolites".Toxic Waste Red Drum : Sugar, Glucose Syrup, Acid: Citric; Dextrose, Flavourings, Maltodextrin, Acid: Malic; Glazing Agent: Beeswax; Colour: E163

Hazardous waste must be accompanied by a hazardous waste consignment note until it reaches its final disposal location, a high temperature incinerator. As well as other pertinent information, the consignment note must document the EWC code and hazardous property codes of the waste. Cytotoxic waste produced in human healthcare should be transported under 18 01 08 whilst animal related cytotoxic waste is classed under 18 02 07. A cytotoxic drug may have more than one hazard property: Toxic Waste Yellow Drum: Sugar, Glucose Syrup, Acid: Citric; Dextrose, Flavourings, Maltodextrin, Acid: Malic; Glazing Agent: Beeswax; Colours; E100, E141, E162 a b Goldstein, D.; Mintz, S.; Krondl, M.; Rath, E.; Mason, L.; Quinzio, G.; Heinzelmann, U. (2015). The Oxford Companion to Sugar and Sweets. Oxford University Press. p.247. ISBN 978-0-19-931361-7. The waste may also have other hazardous properties, for example HP9 – Infectious. It is the duty of care of the waste producer to ensure they are all documented and that these guidelines are met.Regulations regarding safety are found under the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH). Employers are responsible for performing risk assessments in such cases. A number of issues are to be taken under consideration, including those found under Regulation 6, Section 2: You should consider which drugs are likely to be excreted in this manner and assess whether it is appropriate to dispose of this material to foul sewer. You must ensure that your waste is stored, handled, recycled or disposed of safely and legally. You must comply with your waste responsibilities, known as your duty of care.

Do not enter non-hazardous waste codes on consignment notes. Describe and code each hazardous/special waste present on the consignment note. Good practice Containers for cytotoxic and cytostatic waste An important resource in determining if particular medicines contain hazardous properties that pose a risk to health can be found in the document published by the Health and Safety Executive titled “Control of Substances Hazardous to Health”. At the end of the document, Schedule One provides a list of some substances that may be deemed carcinogenic. The document also includes information regarding biological agents and their classification, including those that can cause human disease or prove hazardous to healthcare workers. Unfortunately, cytotoxic medicines are not yet capable of targeting specific mutated cells, but can affect other areas of the body that are not being treated, which may cause a number of side effects to a patient undergoing chemotherapy treatments. Cytotoxic drugs are used in hospitals, research institutes, veterinary clinics, cancer centres, hospices, and even care homes, depending on the scenario.Toxic for reproduction - has the potential to inhibit sexual function, fertility, and reproductive organs It is the producer's duty of care to classify and describe waste. Failure to do so not only increases the risk of penalties and fines, but the risk of unauthorised and inappropriate disposal that can prove harmful to people and the environment. Chemotherapy drugs specifically designed for the treatment of cancers include but are not limited to: