SurfaceShield Features & Benefits
Wipe Sampling Kit
SurfaceShield is a wipe sampling kit for the detection of drugs on surfaces at pharmacies, hospitals, manufacturing facilities, and other healthcare institutions.
Sampling with SurfaceShield is a fast, easy, and cost effective method for identifying and quantifying drug residue contamination on surfaces.
Everything You Need To Know
| SurfaceShield Wipe Sampling and Cleaning Verification Kit Includes¹ |
2 – Sample Sets Tube, *Texwipe ® Swab, Single-use ial of Sterile Water, Pair of Gloves in re-closable Plastic Bag, 10×10 cm (100 cm²) Template
¹The base kit can be customized according to the number of sample sets required. |
*Texwipe ® is a registered trademark of the Texwipe Company, LCC [Illinois Toll Works, Inc. (ITW)].
Identifying areas with high levels of surface contamination can provide valuable information to mitigate employee and patient risk, improve facility engineering controls, and implement revisions to your current work practices.
Why Should You Test?
USP <800> was developed to promote patient and employee safety from exposure to hazardous drugs in the healthcare setting across multiple activities including but not limited to, receipt, dispensing, compounding/manufacturing, administration, and disposal.
Also, NIOSH(National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health) recommends that employers develop a program to monitor the safety of employees working with hazardous drugs, By gathering baseline data, in addition to continuous monitoring, employers are able to assess the potential risk of exposure to hazardous drugs.
Who Should Test?
All organizations that handle hazardous drugs including pharmacies, hospitals, manufacturers, patient treatment clinics, and other healthcare institutions should test for surface contamination.
When Should You Test?
Wipe sampling shall be performed initially to establish a baseline of surface contamination, then no less than every six months to verify containment.
Notes
Our SurfaceShield Surface Wipe Sampling and Kits provide you with all the items you need to check a surface for the residue of chemicals including several NIOSH APIs. Mitigate business risk by allowing Eagle to verify that the area sampled was cleaned appropriately. A list of hazardous drugs can be found in the NIOSH Hazardous Drug List.
What and Where To Test?
Available Drug List for Testing
| Hormones | Chemo Drugs | Hazardous Drugs | Non-Hazardous Drugs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estradiol | 5-Fluorouracil | Apomorphine | Ascorbic Acid |
| Estriol | Carboplatin | Azathioprine | Tadalafil |
| DHEA | Cisplatin | Finasteride | |
| Estrone | Cyclophosphamide | Chloramphenicol | |
| Ethinyl Estradiol | Cytarabine | Colchicine | |
| Hydroxyprogesterone | Daunorubicin | Fluconazole | |
| Methyltestosterone | Doxorubicin | Methimazole | |
| Progesterone | Gemcitabine | Oxytocin | |
| Testosterone | Ifosfamide | Spironolactone | |
| Testosterone Cypionate | Methotrexate | Tamoxifen Citrate | |
| Testosterone Propionate | Irinotecan | Tretinoin | |
| Topotecan | Zonisamide | ||
| Vincristine |
For other active ingredients, please Contact Client Care at 800-745-8919 or info@eagleanalytical.com for further details or assistance.
Step 2
Properly Swab the Selected Area
Why Eagle?
Pay ONLY for what
you need. NO Extras.
That's SurfaceShield.
SurfaceShield is an ALL-in-ONE wipe sampling kit for the detection of drugs or chemical residues on surfaces at manufacturing facilities, pharmacies, hospitals, and other healthcare institutions.
Step 1
Order ALL-in-ONE customizable sampling swab kit
Why Eagle?
Pay ONLY for what
you need. NO Extras.
That's SurfaceShield.
SurfaceShield is an ALL-in-ONE wipe sampling kit for the detection of drugs or chemical residues on surfaces at manufacturing facilities, pharmacies, hospitals, and other healthcare institutions.