Poor NIOSH. The agency in charge of protecting worker safety just wanted a way to evaluate whether closed-system drug-transfer devices (CSTDs) protected health care workers handling hazardous medications.
Pharmacists asked for the protocol because they do not have a good way to compare the devices, according to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
“If we had a protocol that could be used to test all of the devices, that would simplify the selection