Table 1.
Concentrations of cyclophosphamide and fluorouracil in wipe samples from APOTECAchemo and biological safety cabinet locations
| Place | Sampling timing | FU (ng/cm2) | CPA (ng/cm2) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| APOTECA chemo (Robotics) | Loading area | Before compounding | nd | nd |
| After compounding | nd | nd | ||
| Compounding area, under shelf | Before compounding After compounding |
nd nd |
nd nd |
|
| Compounding area, under dosing device | Before compounding After compounding |
nd nd |
Nd 25 |
|
| Scale balance | Before compounding | nd | nd | |
| After compounding | nd | nd | ||
| Gripper of robot arm | Before compounding | nd | nd | |
| After compounding | nd | 0.04 | ||
| Gloves 1st | After FU compounding | nd | - | |
| Gloves 2nd | After compounding | nd | nd | |
| Bag 1 | After compounding | nd | nd | |
| Bag 2 | After compounding | nd | nd | |
| Bag 3 | After compounding | nd | nd | |
| Bag 4 | After compounding | nd | nd | |
| BSC (Manual) | Inside BSC | Before compounding | nd | nd |
| After compounding | 12.5 | nd | ||
| Gloves 1st | After FU compounding | nd | - | |
| Gloves 2nd | After compounding | nd | nd | |
| Bag 1 | After compounding | nd | nd | |
| Bag 2 | After compounding | nd | nd | |
| Bag 3 | After compounding | 0.15 | nd | |
| Bag 4 | After compounding | 1.03 | nd |
FU Fluorouracil, CPA Cyclophosphamide, BSC biological safety cabinet
nd means < 0.05 ng/cm2 for Fluorouracil; < 0.02 ng/cm2 for Cyclophosphamide