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News Release from: A1-Envirosciences | Subject: Lab Safety Guidelines
Edited by the Laboratorytalk Editorial
Team on 09 June 2006
Enhanced patient benefits mean risks to
analysts
The development of enhanced drug formulations means laboratory analysts are working with compounds that have pharmacological effects at very low-levels of exposure, often down to nanogram quantities
Advances in drug research provide us with increasingly effective medicines that can be taken in lower dosage form, resulting in fewer treatments, longer-term health benefits and fewer side effects While such advancements provide clear benefits to the patient, the level of risk to an Analyst during drug development, remains high, even when handling very small quantities of drug compounds
This article was originally published on Laboratorytalk on 18 Apr 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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Recent pharmaceutical studies have shown that the development of enhanced drug formulations mean analysts are working with compounds that have pharmacological effects at very low-levels of exposure, often down to nano-gram quantities (one billionth of a gram).
This increased knowledge of exposure hazards in the laboratory brings new challenges to occupational hygienists and safety managers, faced with placing tighter control measures within the laboratory to provide the Analyst with the highest level of protection.
A1-Safetech offers a unique range of high-quality, revolutionary containment systems that guarantee the laboratory analyst is equipped to the highest level of safety.
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