Manual versus automated chemotherapy preparation: A retrospective pharmaco-economic analysis
Meryem Chennaq,
Soumaya El Baraka,
Ali Cherif Chefchaouni
et al.
Abstract:Introduction The National Oncology Institute of Morocco's (NIO) shift to an automated cytotoxic drug preparation system (PHARMODUCT®) has prompted an evaluation of its economic and clinical impacts compared to traditional manual methods. Methods A retrospective cost-benefit analysis over six months, extrapolated to annual projections, assessed initial investments, labour, equipment, drugs and consumables. Four commonly used chemotherapy drugs were analyzed, with a focus on the cost implications of drug waste i… Show more
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