Made for Veterinarians

As a veterinarian, you know that when working with hazardous drugs with companion and large animals, you can be exposed to contamination and related health risks. To protect yourself, you need a safe and closed solution.

Simplivia’s Chemfort^® is an innovative and scientifically validated closed system drug-transfer device (CSTD). Simplivia’s advanced closed administration solutions provide safety and a confident experience when receiving, storing, handling and preparing hazardous drugs.

Guidelines

Simplivia. When Healthcare and Simplicity Click

Safe. Simplivia's closed system transfer devices (CSTDs) have a proven record of excellent performance.

Simple. Chemfort^® is designed to be intuitive. Because Chemfort^® is so easy to use, veterinarians can expect to experience fewer errors, spills, accidental exposures and fatigue and repetitive stress injury.

Click. Simply click and Chemfort^®’s elastomer-to-elastomer connection ensures that a safe, closed connection has been established.

Needle-stick safe. Chemfort^® eliminates exposure to needles by hiding the needle by means of an automatic retraction mechanism. As a result, the risk of needle-stick injuries is eliminated for bolus administration and IV bag preparation.

Cost efficient. Chemfort^® enables both cost savings and drug savings. When working with high cost drugs used in oncology, this means lifesaving treatment can be provided to more patients.

Simplivia's CSTDs Prevent Exposure in the Veterinary Workplace

Veterinarians routinely face the risk of direct exposure to hazardous drugs. This can occur while treating companion animals or large animals with veterinary pharmaceuticals such as antineoplastic and other hazardous drugs.

Exposure can occur during all stages of treatment in the veterinary workplace: this includes handling hazardous drugs during compounding and administering, and when disposing of drugs. It can also occur while cleaning spills or touching contaminated surfaces. Furthermore, contact with hazardous drugs can happen through contact with bedding, cages or animal waste.

In veterinary settings, exposure to toxic veterinary pharmaceuticals as droplets or vapor can occur through inhalation, skin contact, unintentional hand-to-mouth ingestion or accidental needle stick and sharps injuries. Such unintentional exposure to antineoplastic drugs also poses a health risk to other veterinary clinic staff and animal owners. In addition, hazardous drugs may also pollute the environment.

It is estimated that in the US, half a million veterinary healthcare professionals may encounter hazardous drugs or drug waste while working. Studies show that nurses who handle antineoplastic drugs are exposed to the active ingredients. Furthermore, nurses who work with antineoplastic drugs show more chromosomal aberrations and an increase in birth defects that appear to be related to frequency of use. In addition, there is an increased risk of spontaneous abortion with exposure to antineoplastic drugs. Additional acute effects of exposure to hazardous drugs include skin rashes and nausea, while chronic effects include infertility, leukemia and other cancers.

Chemfort CSTD Hazardous Drugs — Veterinarians routinely face the risk of direct exposure to hazardous drugs

Safety in the Hands of Veterinarians

To ensure safe practice and reduce exposure of veterinarians to hazardous drugs, guidelines by professional associations including the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and the American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) recommend the use of CSTDs like Chemfort^®.

These guidelines cover safe drug handling in veterinary pharmacy. In combination with using personal protective equipment (PPE), best practices and other controls, Chemfort^® provides safety by minimizing exposure to hazardous substances, including fluids, aerosols and vapors, while maintaining drug sterility. In addition, Chemfort^® minimizes exposure of other veterinary personnel, animal owners and the environment to hazardous drugs.

Patented Double Membrane Air-cleaning Technology

Meeting the NIOSH definitions for CSTDs, Simplivia’s patented double membrane air-cleaning technology, known as Toxi-Guard^®, provides veterinarians with safety at the highest standards when handling dangerous drugs. Toxi-Guard^® prevents the escape of toxic drug vapors, aerosols and drops while preserving the sterility of the drug or fluid path.

Focusing on Your Safety so You Can Focus on What Really Matters

Simplivia's premium closed system transfer devices (CSTDs) incorporate patented double membrane air-cleaning technology that enables safe handling, compounding, preparation and administration of antineoplastic and other hazardous drugs.

Simplivia CSTDs. Leading Solutions for Veterinary Safety

We are dedicated to providing the best possible medical solutions to ensure safety in the veterinary workplace.