STAT
AUGUST 9, 2023
My first exposure to pharmaceutical shortages happened in 2017 as a new-to-practice nurse working on an inpatient oncology unit. Nearly 10 years ago, up to 83% of oncologists surveyed could not prescribe a preferred chemotherapy agent due to shortages. A hurricane in Puerto Rico had left the U.S. short of sodium chloride minibags.
Pharmacy Times
JUNE 17, 2025
This single-center, descriptive, retrospective chart review identified barriers to outpatient chemotherapy use, revealing avoidable inpatient stays and highlighting targets for stewardship interventions.
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Beckers Hospital Review
JUNE 30, 2025
The UH Seidman Cancer Center — which is also part of the NCI-designated Case Comprehensive Cancer Center at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine — has 120 inpatient beds and a 30-bed ICU, all connected to the UH Cleveland Medical Center. The central hubs are located in larger communities, such as Fargo, N.D., and Duluth.
RX Note
DECEMBER 16, 2023
Working As A Team Subconsciously, at work, hospital pharmacists have divided themselves to inpatient, outpatient, clinical, logistics, clinical pharmacokinetics, total parenteral nutrition and chemotherapy drug reconstitution services pharmacist. They can actively contribute their knowledge at other pharmacy departments.
RX Note
AUGUST 4, 2023
You should be at least familiar with insulin and inhalers counselling before entering ward, inpatient or outpatient. You may also refresh knowledge of clinical pharmacokinetics , total parenteral nutrition or chemotherapy before entering the relevant rotations.
Pharmacy Times
JULY 3, 2025
Pharmacy Times : How does the team ensure smooth transitions from inpatient to outpatient transplant care, particularly regarding medication management? So there were a lot of things. It's not just about, “Oh, let’s give them their nausea medicine,” but let’s make sure we get it to them correctly and in a timely fashion.
Pharmacy Times
JUNE 16, 2025
Transportation barriers, as a health-related social need, significantly impact FN rates in chemotherapy patients. Febrile neutropenia (FN) remains a serious and common complication of chemotherapy. A 67% FN rate difference between pegfilgrastim and filgrastim was observed in patients with transportation barriers.
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