Highlights
- •The use of oral anticancer agents is rapidly increasing.
- •Most oral anticancer medication errors occur during prescribing, dispensing, and monitoring.
- •Error mitigation strategies include the use of order templates, dual-nurse dose verification, and adherence monitoring.
- •An oral anticancer management program was successfully implemented.
Abstract
Oral anticancer (OA) agents have become more frequently used for patients diagnosed
with cancer. Errors with OA agents can lead to costly and harmful adverse drug reactions
and inferior efficacy; however, a standard procedure for prescribing and monitoring
OA agents has not been established. An interdisciplinary team of clinicians identified
the need for improved safety features in prescribing and monitoring patients prescribed
OA agents. The goal of this collaborative project was to develop, implement, and evaluate
a standardized program to improve safety for patients newly prescribed OA agents.
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Biography
Andrea Moran, DNP, NP is affiliated with UConn Health, and is the Lead Hematology/Oncology APRN at Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center in Farmington, CT, and can be contacted at [email protected]
Biography
Joy Elwell, DNP, FNP-BC, CNE, is the DNP program director at the University of Connecticut School of Nursing in Storrs, CT.
Biography
Lisa Holle, PharmD, BCOP, is a clinical professor with the University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy in Storrs, CT.
Biography
Karen Hook, MD, is a Hematologist with UConn Health, Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center in Farmington, CT.
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Published online: December 12, 2022
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