Recommendations by the Spanish Society of Hospital Pharmacy, the Spanish Society of Oncology Nursing and the Spanish Society of Medical Oncology for the safe management of antineoplastic medication in cancer patients
Objective: To define recommendations that permit safe management of antineoplastic medication, minimise medication errors and improve the safety of cancer patients undergoing treatment. Method: By reviewing the literature and consulting the websites of various health organisations and agencies, a...
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| author | María José Otero Ruth Vera Cristina González-Pérez Francisco Ayala de la Peña Ángeles Peñuelas Nuria Quer |
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| description | Objective: To define recommendations that permit safe management of antineoplastic medication, minimise medication errors and improve the safety of cancer patients undergoing treatment.
Method: By reviewing the literature and consulting the websites of various health organisations and agencies, an expert committee from the Spanish Society of Hospital Pharmacy and the Spanish Society of Medical Oncology defined a set of safe practices covering all stages of providing cancer therapy to patients. The Spanish Society of Oncology Nursing revised and endorsed the final list.
Results: In total, 68 recommendations arranged in 5 sections were defined. They include issues concerning the training of health professionals, the technological resources needed, treatment planning, informing the patient and his family, the processes of prescribing, preparing, dispensing and administering cancer therapy (orally, parenterally or intrathecally), assessing patient adherence and treatment toxicity.
Conclusions: It is essential for healthcare establishments to implement specific measures designed to prevent medication errors, in order to ensure the safety of cancer patients treated with antineoplastic medication. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-ccb33bfcafd84d0d82e81c86233f92592025-08-20T02:56:46ZengElsevierFarmacia Hospitalaria1130-63432171-86952018-11-0142626126810.7399/fh.11132Recommendations by the Spanish Society of Hospital Pharmacy, the Spanish Society of Oncology Nursing and the Spanish Society of Medical Oncology for the safe management of antineoplastic medication in cancer patientsMaría José Otero 0Ruth Vera 1Cristina González-Pérez 2Francisco Ayala de la Peña 3Ángeles Peñuelas 4Nuria Quer 5Instituto para el Uso Seguro de los Medicamentos (ISMP-España), Servicio de Farmacia Hospitalaria, Hospital Universitario de Salamanca, Salamanca. SpainServicio de Oncología Médica, Complejo Hospitalario de Navarra, Pamplona. SpainServicio de Farmacia Hospitalaria, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid. SpainServicio de Hematología y Oncología Médica, Hospital General Universitario Morales Meseguer, Murcia. SpainCoordinadora de Enfermería Oncológica, Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebron, Vall d’Hebron. Instituto de Oncología, Barcelona. SpainServicio de Farmacia Hospitalaria, Instituto Catalán de Oncología, Barcelona. SpainObjective: To define recommendations that permit safe management of antineoplastic medication, minimise medication errors and improve the safety of cancer patients undergoing treatment. Method: By reviewing the literature and consulting the websites of various health organisations and agencies, an expert committee from the Spanish Society of Hospital Pharmacy and the Spanish Society of Medical Oncology defined a set of safe practices covering all stages of providing cancer therapy to patients. The Spanish Society of Oncology Nursing revised and endorsed the final list. Results: In total, 68 recommendations arranged in 5 sections were defined. They include issues concerning the training of health professionals, the technological resources needed, treatment planning, informing the patient and his family, the processes of prescribing, preparing, dispensing and administering cancer therapy (orally, parenterally or intrathecally), assessing patient adherence and treatment toxicity. Conclusions: It is essential for healthcare establishments to implement specific measures designed to prevent medication errors, in order to ensure the safety of cancer patients treated with antineoplastic medication.http://www.aulamedica.es/fh/pdf/11132.pdfAntineoplastic agentsMedication errorsPatient safetyPrevention and control;Safety managementSafety management organization and administration |
| spellingShingle | María José Otero Ruth Vera Cristina González-Pérez Francisco Ayala de la Peña Ángeles Peñuelas Nuria Quer Recommendations by the Spanish Society of Hospital Pharmacy, the Spanish Society of Oncology Nursing and the Spanish Society of Medical Oncology for the safe management of antineoplastic medication in cancer patients Farmacia Hospitalaria Antineoplastic agents Medication errors Patient safety Prevention and control; Safety management Safety management organization and administration |
| title | Recommendations by the Spanish Society of Hospital Pharmacy, the Spanish Society of Oncology Nursing and the Spanish Society of Medical Oncology for the safe management of antineoplastic medication in cancer patients |
| title_full | Recommendations by the Spanish Society of Hospital Pharmacy, the Spanish Society of Oncology Nursing and the Spanish Society of Medical Oncology for the safe management of antineoplastic medication in cancer patients |
| title_fullStr | Recommendations by the Spanish Society of Hospital Pharmacy, the Spanish Society of Oncology Nursing and the Spanish Society of Medical Oncology for the safe management of antineoplastic medication in cancer patients |
| title_full_unstemmed | Recommendations by the Spanish Society of Hospital Pharmacy, the Spanish Society of Oncology Nursing and the Spanish Society of Medical Oncology for the safe management of antineoplastic medication in cancer patients |
| title_short | Recommendations by the Spanish Society of Hospital Pharmacy, the Spanish Society of Oncology Nursing and the Spanish Society of Medical Oncology for the safe management of antineoplastic medication in cancer patients |
| title_sort | recommendations by the spanish society of hospital pharmacy the spanish society of oncology nursing and the spanish society of medical oncology for the safe management of antineoplastic medication in cancer patients |
| topic | Antineoplastic agents Medication errors Patient safety Prevention and control; Safety management Safety management organization and administration |
| url | http://www.aulamedica.es/fh/pdf/11132.pdf |
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