Integration of a clinical pharmacist into the hematology-oncology clinics at an academic medical center

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 68, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 613-619

  Valgus, John M ^a,b   Aimee, Faso ^a   Gregory, Kelly M ^a   Sandra, Jarr ^a   Scott, Savage ^a,c   Stephen, Caiola ^d   Walko, Christine M ^e   Jiyeun, Kim ^b   Bernard, Stephen A ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA HOSPITALS   (United States)

^b UNC Hamner Institute for Drug Safety Sciences   (United States)

^c UNC Hospitals ^*  (United States)

^d Division of Pharmacy Practice and Experiential Education   (United States)

^e Division of Pharmacotherapy and Experimental Therapeutics   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antineoplastic agents; Clinical pharmacists; Clinical pharmacy; Education, pharmaceutical; Hematology; Hospitals; Oncology; Patient information; Pharmacy; Pharmacy, institutional, hospital; Prescribing; Team

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; BISPHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; LIDOCAINE; METHADONE; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE; PARACETAMOL; RITUXIMAB; SPASMOLYTIC AGENT; STEROID; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BONE PAIN; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; FUNDING; HEMATOLOGY; HUMAN; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NURSE; ONCOLOGY WARD; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHARMACIST; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; REIMBURSEMENT; SOMATIC PAIN; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VISCERAL PAIN;

EID: 79956025836     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: 15352900     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2146/ajhp100414     Document Type: Article

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