Occupational Exposure Risks When Working with Protein Therapeutics and the Development of a Biologics Banding System.

ABSTRACT: Background: As the pharmaceutical industry advances its understanding of biological processes and how they relate to (the causes and treatments of) disease, many new modalities such as protein therapeutics (PTs) are emerging as breakthrough therapies to treat both rare and common diseases. As PTs become more prevalent, occupational health and safety professionals are challenged with identifying potential occupational exposure risks, health hazards, and assessing best practice recommendations for workers who develop, manufacture, and administer PTs. Methods: To characterize airborne exposures to PTs, we conducted a retrospective analysis of industrial hygiene (IH) data for PTs spanning >15 years. This information was used to support the development of an occupational exposure

SUBMITTER: Graham J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9134339 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature