Where should gowns and gloves used in chemotherapy compounding be disposed?

Where should gowns and gloves used in chemotherapy compounding be disposed?

• A. Regular trash
• B. Confidential data shredding bucket
• C. Yellow chemo waste bag
• D. Red biohazard bags

Answer: (C)

Disposal of gowns and gloves used in chemotherapy compounding requires containment as hazardous drug waste. These items can be contaminated with cytotoxic drugs, so they must go into designated yellow chemotherapy waste bags that are clearly labeled for hazardous drug waste. Regular trash would risk spreading contamination, and red biohazard bags are for infectious waste, not chemical cytotoxic waste, while a confidential data shredding bucket is unrelated to waste streams.

Disposal of gowns and gloves used in chemotherapy compounding requires containment as hazardous drug waste. These items can be contaminated with cytotoxic drugs, so they must go into designated yellow chemotherapy waste bags that are clearly labeled for hazardous drug waste. Regular trash would risk spreading contamination, and red biohazard bags are for infectious waste, not chemical cytotoxic waste, while a confidential data shredding bucket is unrelated to waste streams.