Innovotech’s Hazardous Drug (HD) Surface Testing Kit provides compounding pharmacies with a simple, reliable solution for monitoring hazardous drug contamination and supporting compliance with NAPRA Model Standards.
Regular surface monitoring helps verify the effectiveness of cleaning and decontamination procedures, identify potential contamination risks, protect pharmacy personnel from occupational exposure, and demonstrate a proactive commitment to quality and safety.
The InnovoTEST Kit is designed for pharmacy staff — no specialized training required. Pre-filled collection tubes and sterile swabs, combined with a standardized 10 × 10 cm template technique, ensure consistent, analytically defensible results every time.
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No separate kit vendor, lab, and compliance consultant to coordinate. Every part of your hazardous drug surface testing runs through the same Health Canada-recognized, GMP-accredited Innovotech lab.
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The InnovoTEST Hazardous Drug Test Kit is designed to help compounding pharmacies assess environmental surface contamination from hazardous drugs. The kit provides an easy and standardized method for collecting wipe samples from pharmacy work areas and submitting them to Innovotech Labs Corporation for analysis.
Hazardous drug testing helps verify the effectiveness of cleaning and containment procedures, identify contamination hotspots, and support compliance with regulatory and accreditation requirements. Routine environmental monitoring is an important component of protecting pharmacy personnel from occupational exposure.
Innovotech can analyze a variety of hazardous drugs commonly used in sterile and non-sterile compounding environments. Please contact innovotest@innovotech.ca for a current list of analytes and testing panels available.
Common sampling locations include:
The number of samples depends on the size of your facility and your environmental monitoring program. Many pharmacies begin by testing critical compounding areas and locations with the highest risk of contamination. NAPRA guidelines state a minimum of 6 samples every 6 months
Testing frequency should be determined based on your facility’s risk assessment, regulatory requirements, and quality assurance program. Many facilities perform testing quarterly, semi-annually. NAPRA guidelines state a minimum of every 6 months.
No. The kit includes detailed instructions, pre-moistened sampling materials, sample identification labels, and shipping materials. Most facilities can complete sampling in a short period of time.
No specialized analytical training is required. However, personnel should follow the instructions provided with the kit and wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) during sample collection.
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Each kit typically includes:
Samples are analyzed using validated laboratory methods capable of detecting trace levels of hazardous drug contamination on environmental surfaces.
Typical turnaround times vary depending on the testing panel selected. Please contact Innovotech at innovotest@innovotech.ca for current turnaround times.
Results are provided in a comprehensive laboratory report that identifies the hazardous drugs tested and the levels detected on each sampled surface.
The report provides quantitative contamination data that can be used to evaluate cleaning effectiveness, identify contamination trends, and support corrective actions where necessary.
If contamination is detected, facilities should review cleaning procedures, employee work practices, engineering controls, and containment processes. Follow-up testing can be performed to verify the effectiveness of corrective actions.
Hazardous drug wipe testing can support environmental monitoring programs associated with standards such as USP <800>, provincial pharmacy regulations, accreditation requirements, and internal quality assurance programs.
Yes. Our team can assist pharmacies in developing a hazardous drug environmental monitoring strategy, selecting sampling locations, determining testing frequency, and interpreting results.
Please contact Innovotech Labs Corporation directly through our website innovotech.ca, by email innovotest@innovotech.ca, or by phone (780) 448-0585 to order our InnovoTEST Hazardous Drug Testing Kit or discuss your monitoring requirements.
When the product is in stock, typical shipping times are 1-3 business days across in Canada.
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Our order page on our website redirects to PayPal. If you would like to pay by an alternative method, please contact innovotest@innovotech.ca.
For first time customers, we require payment upfront for the first order. However, we make an exception for universities and hospitals. If you are a first-time customer and upfront payment is not possible for you, please contact innovotest@innovotech.ca for a credit application.
Our products are stored at room temperature. They expire 6 months after their manufacture date.
Please be advised that we are only shipping InnovTEST HD Testing Kits in Canada at this time.
