Evaluation of the Impact of Implementing Electronic Prescription in an Oncology Referral Hospital in Recife, Brazil

Introduction The occurrence of errors in the prescription of antineoplastic oncological drugs constitutes a serious public health problem, directly affecting patient safety. In Brazil, the Protocol for the Safety in Prescription, Use, and Administration of Medications, established in 2013...

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Main Authors: Diana Carla Gouveia Falcão, Ana Lara Vieira Soares, Hermes Castro de Araujo-Junior, José Kilderlan Nascimento de Souza-Filho, Natália Moura Farias de Medeiros, Paulo Victor Brasileiro Mota, Rodolfo Basílio Madeira-Neto, Tiago Costa Maia, Marcio Roberto Pinho Pereira, Maria Angelina Silva Medeiros
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Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Oncologia Clínica, Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Clínica and Sociedade Brasileira de Radioterapia 2025-01-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Oncology
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0044-1800926
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Paulo Victor Brasileiro Mota
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Marcio Roberto Pinho Pereira
Maria Angelina Silva Medeiros
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description Introduction The occurrence of errors in the prescription of antineoplastic oncological drugs constitutes a serious public health problem, directly affecting patient safety. In Brazil, the Protocol for the Safety in Prescription, Use, and Administration of Medications, established in 2013, aims to improve care related to medication use in healthcare facilities. This study aims to evaluate the prescription profiles of patients undergoing antineoplastic chemotherapy treatment admitted to the Pernambuco Cancer Hospital before and after the implementation of electronic prescription.
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spelling doaj-art-04723598ce4c4c64b66a97035d6837832025-02-05T00:05:51ZengSociedade Brasileira de Oncologia Clínica, Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Clínica and Sociedade Brasileira de RadioterapiaBrazilian Journal of Oncology2526-87322025-01-012110.1055/s-0044-1800926Evaluation of the Impact of Implementing Electronic Prescription in an Oncology Referral Hospital in Recife, BrazilDiana Carla Gouveia Falcão0https://orcid.org/0009-0004-7308-1873Ana Lara Vieira Soares1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5935-3896Hermes Castro de Araujo-Junior2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4165-2748José Kilderlan Nascimento de Souza-Filho3https://orcid.org/0009-0004-5494-256XNatália Moura Farias de Medeiros4https://orcid.org/0009-0002-3360-7231Paulo Victor Brasileiro Mota5https://orcid.org/0009-0001-9191-5905Rodolfo Basílio Madeira-Neto6https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9732-4615Tiago Costa Maia7https://orcid.org/0009-0008-8240-5891Marcio Roberto Pinho Pereira8https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8000-9691Maria Angelina Silva Medeiros9https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7767-480XHealth Sciences Center, Universidade de Fortaleza, Fortaleza, CE, BrazilHealth Sciences Center, Universidade de Fortaleza, Fortaleza, CE, BrazilHealth Sciences Center, Universidade de Fortaleza, Fortaleza, CE, BrazilHealth Sciences Center, Universidade de Fortaleza, Fortaleza, CE, BrazilHealth Sciences Center, Universidade de Fortaleza, Fortaleza, CE, BrazilHealth Sciences Center, Universidade de Fortaleza, Fortaleza, CE, BrazilHealth Sciences Center, Universidade de Fortaleza, Fortaleza, CE, BrazilHealth Sciences Center, Universidade de Fortaleza, Fortaleza, CE, BrazilHealth Sciences Center, Universidade de Fortaleza, Fortaleza, CE, BrazilHealth Sciences Center, Universidade de Fortaleza, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil Introduction The occurrence of errors in the prescription of antineoplastic oncological drugs constitutes a serious public health problem, directly affecting patient safety. In Brazil, the Protocol for the Safety in Prescription, Use, and Administration of Medications, established in 2013, aims to improve care related to medication use in healthcare facilities. This study aims to evaluate the prescription profiles of patients undergoing antineoplastic chemotherapy treatment admitted to the Pernambuco Cancer Hospital before and after the implementation of electronic prescription.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0044-1800926prescriptionsmedication errorsantineoplastic agents
spellingShingle Diana Carla Gouveia Falcão
Ana Lara Vieira Soares
Hermes Castro de Araujo-Junior
José Kilderlan Nascimento de Souza-Filho
Natália Moura Farias de Medeiros
Paulo Victor Brasileiro Mota
Rodolfo Basílio Madeira-Neto
Tiago Costa Maia
Marcio Roberto Pinho Pereira
Maria Angelina Silva Medeiros
Evaluation of the Impact of Implementing Electronic Prescription in an Oncology Referral Hospital in Recife, Brazil
Brazilian Journal of Oncology
prescriptions
medication errors
antineoplastic agents
title Evaluation of the Impact of Implementing Electronic Prescription in an Oncology Referral Hospital in Recife, Brazil
title_full Evaluation of the Impact of Implementing Electronic Prescription in an Oncology Referral Hospital in Recife, Brazil
title_fullStr Evaluation of the Impact of Implementing Electronic Prescription in an Oncology Referral Hospital in Recife, Brazil
title_full_unstemmed Evaluation of the Impact of Implementing Electronic Prescription in an Oncology Referral Hospital in Recife, Brazil
title_short Evaluation of the Impact of Implementing Electronic Prescription in an Oncology Referral Hospital in Recife, Brazil
title_sort evaluation of the impact of implementing electronic prescription in an oncology referral hospital in recife brazil
topic prescriptions
medication errors
antineoplastic agents
url http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0044-1800926
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