Cytotoxic hazard symbol

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The Cytotoxic hazard symbol is a hazard symbol consisting of a triangle with the letter C inside it. It is used to label biomedical waste bags and containers. Cytotoxic waste, the by-product of cytotoxic drug therapy administered to patients (such as chemotherapy), typically includes all drug administrative equipment (e.g. needles, syringes, dripsets etc.) as well as all gowns and body fluids/waste from patients undergoing such treatment

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