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Should Cancer Centers start their own specialty pharmacy? Quality and economic data from the oral chemotherapy program at Smilow Cancer Hospital and Yale New Haven Health System.

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108Background: Recent focus has shown that oral chemotherapy is high risk for medical error. Our QOPI certification process identified that oral oncologic processes were marked by: lack of documentation in… Click to show full abstract

108Background: Recent focus has shown that oral chemotherapy is high risk for medical error. Our QOPI certification process identified that oral oncologic processes were marked by: lack of documentation in the EMR, patients receiving refills from third party pharmacies after prescription discontinuation, incorrect self-administration of medications due to lack of education, delivery delays, high copays, and underuse of available patient assistance programs. Methods: A multidisciplinary task force developed a program to expedite drug access, standardize consent, and ensure clinical support including education, adherence and toxicity monitoring. We expanded an existing health-system pharmacy to provide specialty services. Treatment protocols were created for every oral oncologic drug, which are routed to a clinical oncology pharmacist and the specialty pharmacy. Nursing and pharmacist verify all orders. Medication Assistance Program for copay support. Day 1, 5 and 21 pharmacist to patient calls. Multidiscip...

Keywords: specialty; program; pharmacy; oral chemotherapy; cancer; oncology

Journal Title: Journal of Clinical Oncology
Year Published: 2017

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