Providing Oncology Pharmacy Services During the Coronavirus Pandemic: French Society for Oncology Pharmacy (Société Francaise de Pharmacie Oncologique [SFPO]) Guidelines.
JCO Oncol Pract
; 16(11): e1282-e1290, 2020 11.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1110049
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
Patients with cancer are at higher risk for contracting the COVID-19 infection and are more likely to have higher morbidity and mortality. This is a big challenge for oncology teams that have to treat patients to avoid contamination by SARS-CoV-2. The aim of the current work is to present oncology pharmacy practice guidelines during the COVID-19 pandemic to secure the pharmaceutical care of patients with cancer.METHODS:
The bureau of the French Society for Oncology Pharmacy proposed these recommendations according to the French High Authority of Health following the Guidelines of Good Practice, slightly modified according to the pandemic crisis situation. These guidelines were developed by a working group of 7 experts in oncology pharmacy practice. Furthermore, the guidelines were assessed by 31 independent reviewers.RESULTS:
One hundred percent of reviewers approved the guidelines and 90% of them suggested some improvements. The final version incorporates the best comments and consists of 26 recommendations organized in 8 different sections.CONCLUSION:
These guidelines allow secure pharmaceutical management of patients with cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pandemics
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SARS-CoV-2
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COVID-19 Drug Treatment
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Neoplasms
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
English
Journal:
JCO Oncol Pract
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
OP.20.00295
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