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Chemotherapy order review and documentation: let’s put the anDROIDs to work!

Pharmacy Department, Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Objective To develop a process which assists pharmacists in oncology order review, patient assessment, drug therapy monitoring, and documentation and evaluate whether it is useful in practice.

Methods A process called the anDROIDs (Appendix A) is discussed. The acronym represents Antineoplastic Data Collection, Review of Systems, Oncology Target, Identification of drug-related problems, and Documentation System. A tool representing the process was created and introduced to a focus group in an oncology pharmacy workshop. Participants’ responses were measured using pre- and post-workshop assessments.

Results. The focus group had positive responses in the post-workshop assessment compared to pre-workshop data. Participants found the anDROIDs tool to be easy to use and planned to incorporate it into their pharmacy practice.

Conclusion The anDROIDs tool may have potential application in oncology pharmacy and can be modified to other pharmacy practice settings.

Key Words: chemotherapy • documentation • drug-related problems • order reviews • patient assessment

Journal of Oncology Pharmacy Practice, Vol. 8, No. 2-3, 55-71 (2002)
DOI: 10.1191/1078155202jp093oa


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