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Title: | The oncology pharmacy in cancer care delivery in a resource-constrained setting in western Kenya |
Authors: | R Matthew Strother, Strother Kamakshi, V Rao Kelly M Gregory, Gregory Beatrice Jakait, Jakait Naftali, Busakhala Ellen, Schellhase Sonak, Pastakia Monika, Krzyzanowska Patrick J, Loehrer |
Keywords: | oncology pharmacy, resource constrained resource constrained, developing world, cancer |
Issue Date: | 3-Apr-2012 |
Publisher: | Sage |
Abstract: | The movement to deliver cancer care in resource-limited settings is gaining momentum, with particular emphasis on the creation of cost-effective, rational algorithms utilizing affordable chemotherapeutics to treat curable disease. The delivery of cancer care in resource-replete settings is a concerted effort by a team of multidisciplinary care providers. The oncology pharmacy, which is now considered integral to cancer care in resourced medical practice, developed over the last several decades in an effort to limit healthcare provider exposure to workplace hazards and to limit risk to patients. In developing cancer care services in resource-constrained settings, creation of oncology pharmacies can help to both mitigate the risks to practitioners and patients, and also limit the costs of cancer care and the environmental impact of chemotherapeutics. This article describes the experience and lessons learned in establishing a chemotherapy pharmacy in western Kenya. |
URI: | http://ir.mu.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/299 |
ISSN: | http://ir.mu.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/298 |
Appears in Collections: | School of Medicine |
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