Pharmacy’s Changing Role as Cancer Care Transitions From Infused to Oral Therapies
An increasing number of cancer drugs are now delivered in oral formulations, with an estimated 25% to 35% in the research pipeline being orals. Increasingly, patients prefer to receive their oral cancer drugs and ancillary oral therapies in a safe, reliable, accessible, and affordable environment, tightly integrated with their overall cancer care. Depending on state pharmacy laws, community cancer clinics have established facilities to dispense oral drugs operating either under the physician’s license or as in-practice closed-door pharmacies.
Pharmacy’s Changing Role as Cancer Care Transitions From Infused to Oral Therapies
An increasing number of cancer drugs are now delivered in oral formulations, with an estimated 25% to 35% in the research pipeline being orals. Increasingly, patients prefer to receive their oral cancer drugs and ancillary oral therapies in a safe, reliable, accessible, and affordable environment, tightly integrated with their overall cancer care. Depending on state pharmacy laws, community cancer clinics have established facilities to dispense oral drugs operating either under the physician’s license or as in-practice closed-door pharmacies.
