[Pharmwaste] FW: FW: [h2e] antineoplastic or chemotherapy

[Charlotte A. Smith]

Here is the answer on the chemotherapy semantics question from Luci
Power, Senior Pharmacist, Manager, Intravenous  Additives, University of
California, SF, Medical Center. Antineoplastic wins as the most
definitive and descriptive term, but chemotherapy is probably most
commonly used.  Hope this helps.

Charlotte A. Smith, R. Ph., M.S., HEM
President
PharmEcology Associates, LLC
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-----Original Message-----
From: smbh at itsa.ucsf.edu [mailto:smbh at itsa.ucsf.edu] 
Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2005 7:07 PM
To: Charlotte A. Smith
Subject: Re: FW: [h2e] antineoplastic or chemotherapy

Charlotte, 

I prefer hazardous drugs as it encompases more drugs.  Technically,
chemotherapy is a therapeutic chemical - we use it as cancer
chemotherapy 
but it was originally used as an anti-infective (mercury, arsenic, etc,
before anti-microbials) term.  There are still numerous journals that
are 
antimicrobial chemotherapy.

Antineoplastics are specific to anti-cancer drugs (against neoplasms).  

Chemo is a lay term for cancer chemotherapy and well recognized in
magazines and TV commercials. The literature also uses cytotoxics.  So
it 
really depends on what you want to say.  If the question is regarding
occupational hazards, hazardous drugs is still my favorite!

Luci 



On Mon, 7 Nov 2005 16:10:18 -0600 "Charlotte A. Smith" wrote:

> Hi Luci,
> 
> Can you shed some light on this question? I assume there is a
technical
> difference, but don't most hospitals use the terms interchangeably?
Hope
> all is well!  Come see at ASHP! Booth 2118. 
> 
> Charlotte A. Smith, R. Ph., M.S., HEM
> President
> PharmEcology Associates, LLC
> 200 S. Executive Drive, Suite 101
> Brookfield, WI 53005
> 262-814-2635
> Fax: 414-479-9941
> csmith at pharmecology.com
> www.pharmecology.com
> H2E Champion for Change Award 2004
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tenace, Laurie [mailto:Laurie.Tenace at dep.state.fl.us] 
> Sent: Monday, November 07, 2005 1:00 PM
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> OK all you regulators out there!
> 
> Is there a difference between the terms antineoplastic and
chemotherapy?
> I
> have been using them interchangeably but someone just told me that is
> wrong.
> 
> Thanks,
> Laurie
> 
> Laurie J. Tenace
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