nevirapine
PrintTrade Name(s): Nevirapine; Viramune | |
Group 2: Non-Antineoplastic Hazardous | AHFS Class: HIV Nonnucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors |
Activity | Gloves | Gown | Eye/Face | Mask | Notes/Instructions |
Dispensing prepackaged formulations |
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Counting/Repackaging tablets and capsules | Recommended if pregnant, breast feeding, or trying to conceive | If risk of dust inhalation |
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Repackaging oral liquids | If risk of spill or splash | If risk of inhalation |
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Formulation | Gloves | Gown | Eye/Face | Mask | Notes/Instructions |
Tablet or capsule - from unit dose package | or Recommended if pregnant, breast feeding, or trying to conceive. |
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Liquid - oral or feeding tube | or Recommended if pregnant, breast feeding, or trying to conceive. | Recommended if pregnant, breast feeding, or trying to conceive. | If potential for splash, vomit or spit up. |
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Reference: NIOSH 2016, USP <800>
Type of Instance | Gloves | Gown | Mask | Eye/Face | Notes/Instructions |
Receiving undamaged HD shipping container |
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Receiving damaged HD shipping container | If container must be opened | If container must be opened | If container must be opened |
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Spill Cleanup | Large volume | Large volume |
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Reference: USP <800>
Hazardous Pharmaceutical | Trace Chemo | Biohazardous and Sharps |
1. Non-returnable hazardous, chemo and EPA regulated drugs. (Patient specific prescriptions, partially used blister packs, containers with more than 3% medication remaining) 2. Empty bottles or packaging of P-Listed drugs. (Warfarin, nicotine, epinephrine, nitroglycerin, physostigmine) 3. PPE with visible contamination from hazardous drug. | 1. Waste contaminated through contact with chemotherapeutic agents. (Empty vials, IV bags, syringes and tubing) 2. PPE worn while handling hazardous drugs with NO visible contamination. (Gowns, gloves and masks) 3. Used CSTD devices. | 1. All sharps capable of cutting or piercing the skin. (Needles/syringes, broken ampules, lancets) 2. Items contaminated with blood or other potentially infectious materials. (Tubing, bags or dressings containing blood, contaminated waste from isolation patients) |
Dosage Form | Ship to Institution or Pharmacy | Ship to Locations Outside of ODOC |
Tablets and Capsules |
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Liquid, Topical, and Transdermal |
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PPE | Standards |
Shoe Covers |
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Gowns |
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Gloves |
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Face Shields |
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Goggles |
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N95 Masks |
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Removal and Disposal |
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Reference: USP <800>
- Harmful to aquatic life with long lasting effects.
Reference: Cayman Chemical
In laboratory studies, hepatocellular adenomas and carcinomas at doses lower than human dose
Nevirapine binds directly to reverse transcriptase (RT) and blocks the RNA-dependent and DNA-dependent DNA polymerase activities by causing a disruption of the enzyme's catalytic site. The activity of nevirapine does not compete with template or nucleoside triphosphates.
Reference: Drug Bank
Life-Threatening (Including Fatal) Hepatotoxicity and Skin Reactions