Adding in-house specialty pharmacies to cancer centers improves quality of care and reduces medication errors for patients taking oral anticancer therapies, according to a study that will be presented at the upcoming American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Quality Care Symposium.¹

A multidisciplinary task force comprised of physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and patients expanded an existing health-system pharmacy to provide specialty services with the goal of expediting drug access, standardizing consent, and ensuring clinical support. The team created treatment protocols for every oral oncologic drug and created a medication assistance program for copay support.

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Link to full study: https://www.asco.org/about-asco/press-center/news-releases/house-specialty-pharmacy-cancer-center-improves-quality-care