Can Practices Successfully Dispense Oral Anticancer Agents In ...

In-house dispensing of oral agents in the community oncology setting may provide a safer and more reliable and convenient way for patients ...

Towards safety of oral anti-cancer agents, the need to educate our ...

Conclusions: Pharmacists' knowledge about Oral Anticancer agents needs to be improved. Safe handling and dispensing practice of these medications should be ...

Dispensing Pharmacy: A Value Proposition for Oncology Practices

I. A tool providers can use to educate patients about how they can partner with physicians to improve their care and treatment while on oral anti–cancer agents.

Oral Agents for Cancer: Safety Challenges and Recommendations

... chemotherapy, and improvement in quality of life ... Background: The lack of knowledge and standardization of safety practices related to prescribing, dispensing ...

Dispensing and Monitoring Oral Anticancer Therapy - PMC

This practice often limits the patient's access to the oncology team for full evaluation of adherence and toxicity, which can lead to oral anticancer therapy ...

In-office dispensing of oral targeted agents by urology practices in ...

... can be dispensed directly to patients in the office. We sought to ... Although not necessarily a substitution for chemotherapy, the increasing availability of ...

Comparing Oral Chemotherapy Safe Prescribing Practices in an ...

Conclusion: Prescribers' adherence to, and accuracy of, safety standards in prescribing oral chemotherapy is variable but may be improved by the use of ...

Pharmacists Play Essential Role in Tolerability for Patients on Oral ...

With any time we dispense an oral anticancer agent, we're always making sure that they might need an anti-diarrheal or anti-emetic, and we make ...

Initiatives to Improve Safety of Oral Anticancer Agents Delivered by ...

... oral anticancer agents are dispensed by hospital pharmacy ... patients can use to record taking their drugs ... Oral chemotherapy safety practices at US cancer.

Integrating Oral Oncolytics into Pharmacy Practice - ACCC Cancer

If the oral anticancer agent must be delivered directly to the patient's home, in-office dispensing sites can use FedEx to ship, track, and confirm the delivery ...

5-Safe administration of anti-cancer drugs | eviQ

treatment protocol - including anti-cancer drugs and supportive medications; route(s) of administration; venous access requirements; blood tests and other ...

Patient-Centered Standards for Medically Integrated Dispensing

... dispensing of oral anticancer drugs and supportive care medications. Methods ... 1 Prior to refilling an oral anticancer drug, the MID team will ...

Drug Dispensing in Oncology Practices - Penn LDI

An increasing number of patients prescribed oral drugs for advanced-stage cancer can now pick them up at the same place where they see their ...

Reducing Medication Waste by Redispensing Unused Oral ...

Redispensing unused oral anticancer drugs could contribute to sustainability of cancer treatment through reduced costs and environmental ...

Evaluation of handling, storage, and disposal practices of oral ...

Cancer treatment worldwide is rapidly evolving as a result of the huge number of licensed oral anticancer therapies. Oral anticancer medications ...

Supporting adherence to oral anticancer agents: clinical practice ...

... can be improved by addressing medication adherence more directly e.g., by questioning patients about (expected) barriers and discussing ...

ASCO/NCODA Release Standards for Medically Integrated ...

Compared with the traditional model of mail-ordering oral anticancer therapies, medically integrated dispensing processes and delivers ...

The Oncology Nurse's Role in Oral Anticancer Therapies

The expansion of oral chemotherapy agents since 2000 has transformed the treatment landscape. More than 150 novel oral anticancer medications ...

Safe Handling of Oral Chemotherapeutic Agents in Clinical Practice

Appropriate packaging could minimize the han- dling of chemotherapy drugs by health care providers and pa- tients, thus contributing to safer handling. This ...

Oral Anticancer Drugs - Policy Article (A52479) - CMS

The AMA does not directly or indirectly practice medicine or dispense medical services. ... oral anticancer drug will induce emesis if the antiemetic drug ...