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M C Lunik

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PubMed1998

What's in there for me? The Internet for pharmacists.

Pharmacists and other professionals must develop a strategy to take the greatest advantage of information on the Internet. Healthcare providers must work effectively with increasingly demanding and well-educated consumers to survive the turbulent environment. We focus on describing Internet sites that can be of interest and assistance to individual pharmacists researching health and professional topics. It is important for health care practitioners to have an understanding of the content of Web sites so they may use their professional judgment to determine the authenticity of information. Utilizing the Internet to augment the pharmacist's knowledge base may solve the dilemma of the pharmacist's utility in the 21st century. The practicality of the Internet is underscored by its ability to link healthcare professionals worldwide in unique collaborative efforts unmatched by any individual's output, regardless of his singular genius.

Career Mobility↗
PubMed1996

Reality check: the patient perspective.

No discussion of the topic of oncology chemotherapy quality improvement is complete without the patient as the focus of health care provider efforts. To explore the patients' perspective in their wellness quest, we present an interview with a patient who was diagnosed with lymphoma and received autologous stem cell and allogenic bone marrow transplants. As health care providers, let us never forget that advances in the science of medicine will ultimately be judged by their lasting effects, either positive or negative, on real people.

Bone Marrow Transplantation↗
PubMed1994

Certification program in antineoplastic drug preparation for pharmacy technicians and pharmacists.

A formal training program for technicians who prepare cytotoxic agents and pharmacists who check the doses is described. To handle an overwhelming workload in an oncology satellite pharmacy and to enable the pharmacists there to increase their clinical involvement, a program was developed to train technicians to prepare antineoplastic doses and pharmacists to check the technicians' work. The program consists of two days of classroom instruction, three weeks of hands-on training, and a written examination. In addition to handling and preparation of antineoplastic drugs, other topics related to oncology are covered to give the participants a better understanding of cancer and its treatment. The technicians must complete a refresher program annually. From 1991 to 1993, 15 pharmacists and 14 technicians and pharmacy students completed the program. The technicians have taken on additional responsibilities in the satellite pharmacy, including managing the inventory of oncology drugs. Implementation of a comprehensive cancer chemotherapy training class for technicians and pharmacists has benefited the pharmacy in terms of labor and inventory control.

Antineoplastic Agents↗
PubMed1994

Managing oncology research protocols.

Oncology research protocol management is important for the effective execution of clinical trials with oncology patients. Clinical trials explore investigational drug safety, efficacy, and effectiveness. Investigational drugs have not received approval for widespread use and marketing by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The National Cancer Institute (NCI) has several branches concerned with investigational drug procurement, distribution, and recordkeeping of investigational cancer chemotherapy agents. Before an investigational drug is approved by the FDA for marketing in the United States, it must undergo several phases of pre-clinical and clinical trials. The Institutional Review Board (IRB) must review and approve clinical trials to ensure that studies meet legal, ethical, and scientific standards. The principal investigator (PI) takes responsibility for the clinical trial. Informed consent must be obtained from subjects before they may participate in clinical trials. The informed consent form is reviewed by the IRB. The investigational drug storage, accountability, ordering, distribution, and drug information dissemination process is improved with a pharmacy-coordinated investigational drug service.

Clinical Trials as Topic↗
PubMed1986

Cost benefit and cost effectiveness analysis: a bibliography for pharmacists.

Cost benefit and cost effectiveness analysis refer to tools that may be helpful to pharmacists who wish to justify the implementation of new pharmacy services or the continuation of existing programs. This bibliography is intended to assist pharmacists by identifying relevant articles that describe cost benefit and cost effectiveness analysis and their implications to pharmacy practice. Having an understanding of the allocation techniques included in the bibliography may be useful in developing program justification strategies consistent with output-based payment systems.

Bibliographies as Topic↗