Implementing a strategy that focuses on dose rounding for chemotherapies can have a 3-fold impact of decreasing drug costs, minimizing drug waste, and improving treatment efficiency. This strategy and ...

Loss of estrogen receptor in recurrent breast cancer is associated with poor response to endocrine therapy. The BSA-based method of dose calculation was adopted without adequate investigation of its ...

Bulk drug calculations for different types of active moieties and drugs require different calculations and labeling. Performing calculations for the formulation of pharmaceutical dosage forms and ...

How many of us give a “full” dose of chemotherapy to an obese patient—even in the curative setting? Dose calculation in the obese is a confusing but important puzzle for the oncologist and is becoming ...

Medicines management is a core nursing skill. This review gives an introduction to and taster of our newly launched online Nursing Times Learning unit on drug calculations. Subscribe today for ...

It is estimated that 237 million medication errors occur in the NHS in England every year across acute, community, general practice, learning difficulties and mental health settings. Drug calculation ...

In relation with poor mobilizers in MM patients, recently, a phase III study has been performed with a new drug that mobilizes PBSC inhibiting XCR4 receptor on marrow stroma that originates CD34+ ...

This medication comes as an oral tablet. It belongs to a group of drugs called alkylating agents. Leukeran is only available as a brand-name medication. There’s currently no generic version. * One kg ...