| Characteristics of potential drug-related problems among oncology patients. | |
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PMID: 23283597 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Background Oncology patients are more at risk for drug related problems because of treatment with (combinations of) anticancer drugs, as they have a higher risk for organ failure or altered metabolism with progression of their disease. Objective The aim of this study was to characterize and to evaluate the frequency of potential drug related problems (pDRPs) among oncology patients. Setting Outpatient- and day-care centres for Internal and Pulmonary Medicine at the Deventer Hospital, Deventer, The Netherlands. Method A prospective, descriptive, observational study was carried out from March 2010 to March 2011 at the Deventer Hospital, Deventer, The Netherlands. All patients older than 18 years receiving anticancer drugs prescribed by an internal medicineoncologist or pulmonologist-oncologist were included. Main outcome measure The primary outcome was the number and type of pDRPs according to Dutch guidelines. Results Among 546 patients with cancer, 952 pDRPs were identified, of which 474 were oncology-related. These were mainly drug interactions (IA) (246 IA in 157 patients) and potential contraindications (pCI) (201 pCI in 143 patients). Conclusion Most identified pDRPs in cancer patients were IAs and pCIs and involved corticosteroids. The most frequently occurring oncology-related IAs were classified as minor or moderate levels of severity. |
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Arjan Bulsink; Alex L T Imholz; Jacobus R B J Brouwers; Frank G A Jansman |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2013-1-3 |
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Title: International journal of clinical pharmacy Volume: - ISSN: 2210-7711 ISO Abbreviation: Int J Clin Pharm Publication Date: 2013 Jan |
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Created Date: 2013-1-3 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101554912 Medline TA: Int J Clin Pharm Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Department of Clinical Pharmacy (E3.019), Deventer Hospital, PO-Box 5001, 7400 GC, Deventer, The Netherlands, a.bulsink@skbwinterswijk.nl. |
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