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Evaluation of the Utility of Vial Packaging to Reduce Occupational Exposure to Antineoplastic Drugs in Preventing Breakages and Scattering

Takahiro Suzuki and Noriyasu Hirasawa
PDA Journal of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology January 2022, 76 (1) 65-74; DOI: https://doi.org/10.5731/pdajpst.2020.012286
Takahiro Suzuki
Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Laboratory of Pharmacotherapy of Lifestyle-related Diseases, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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Noriyasu Hirasawa
Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Laboratory of Pharmacotherapy of Lifestyle-related Diseases, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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