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Volume 7 / Year 2013 / Issue 2
Volume 7 / Year 2013 / Issue 2
Community pharmacists: are they the missing link
Page: 12-16
Abstract:Community and specialized pharmacies play a central role in ensuring the provision of necessary medications for cancer patients. New challenges have arisen in the form of oral cytotoxic drugs and… Read More »
Oncology pharmacist in the decision-making process—health technology appraisal
Author(s): Jacky Turner, BSc, MMedSci, MRPharmS
Page: 4-8
Page: 4-8
Abstract: Health Technology Assessment is essential for the managed entry of new cancer medicines into clinical practice. The cancer pharmacist has an integral role in this process, working closely with clinicians… Read More »
Pharmacist prescribers in cancer care: innovate, challenge and inspire
Page: 9-12
Abstract:2003–04 saw the first qualified pharmacist prescriber in the UK. Cancer care pharmacists embraced this opportunity and, with the emergence of oral chemotherapy, redesigned services. Pharmacists are experts in medicines… Read More »
