GRP-066 Evaluation of Pharmaceutical Care Issues in the Aseptic Preparation Unit at a Tertiary Care Hospital: A Focus on Chemotherapy Prescribing and Preparation

Abstract

A24Eur J Hosp Pharm 2013;20(Suppl 1):A1-A238 chemotherapy orders has doubled over the past two years. Due to increased consumption, cost and complexity of regimes, it is important to for a chemotherapy-verifying pharmacist (CVP) to cheque all chemotherapy prescriptions prior to preparation. Purpose The aim of the study was to describe and evaluate pharmaceutical care interventions, focusing on chemotherapy prescribing and preparation at SQUH. Background Elderly patients suffering from many diseases and disorders are more likely to have multiple prescriptions. These multiple prescriptions could result in drug toxicity, reduce compliance and cost a lot. Purpose Following the French health agency recommendations, we evaluated professional practise on drug prescriptions for very old inpatients of a university hospital. Materials and Methods All prescriptions of 60 consecutive patients aged over 80 years admitted between November and December 2010 to the geriatric unit (35 beds) were evaluated following a grid. This grid contained 18 items divided into 4 themes: Materials and Methods