Occupational health hazards of pharmacy personnel in hospital

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Wiboon Jiamthubthugsin
Pornchai Sithisarankul

Abstract

Hospital pharmacy unit is a workplace that incorporates many health hazards including physical, chemical, biological, biomechanical and psychosocial. These hazards affect both morbidity and mortality of pharmacy personnel, especially cancer from chemotherapy and radiation, and latex allergy that can cause death. The personnel should aware of these hazards comprehensively for self-prevention. In addition, further studies of the hazards in pharmacies should be performed to get more knowledge leading to improved prevention.

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