Recommendations for the safe use and handling of oral anticancer drugs in community pharmacy: A pan-Canadian consensus guideline

Despite this trend, few guidelines, if any, target the safe use and handling of OACDs in the community pharmacy setting. [...]this consensus guideline addresses packaging, labelling, receiving and unpacking, storage, drug preparation and handling, verification and dispensing, transportation, persona...

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Published in:Canadian pharmacists journal 2018-07, Vol.151 (4), p.240-253
Main Authors: Vu, Kathy, Emberley, Philip, Brown, Erika, Abbott, Rick, Bates, Justin J., Bourrier, Venetia, Djordjevic, Kathryn, Greenall, Julie, Leung, Mova, Pasetka, Mark, Paquet, Louise, Logan, Heather
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cancer therapies
Independent drug stores
Occupational health
Occupational safety
Patients
Personal protective equipment
Pharmacy
Research and Clinical
Self evaluation
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Summary:Despite this trend, few guidelines, if any, target the safe use and handling of OACDs in the community pharmacy setting. [...]this consensus guideline addresses packaging, labelling, receiving and unpacking, storage, drug preparation and handling, verification and dispensing, transportation, personal protective equipment, disposal, waste management and cleaning and incident reporting. [...]the long-term health effects on those working in the community setting is largely unknown because the focus has traditionally been on staff within a hospital pharmacy, where the frequency and volume of exposure are substantially greater. [...]evidence specific to the community pharmacy setting is available, a basic occupational health approach applying a hierarchy of controls to eliminate or minimize exposure should be applied. [...]there are few data to confirm that the time required to provide patient education regarding OACDs may be longer than the time required for other dispensed products, and it is a reasonable area to explore.
ISSN:1715-1635
1913-701X
DOI:10.1177/1715163518767942