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ArticleJournal of oncology pharmacy practice : official publication of the International Society of Oncology Pharmacy Practitioners2024

Evaluation of a decentralized investigational drug service pharmacist in a cancer clinical trial infusion unit.

Christina Baroody, Melissa Sandler, Christine Hong, Yazan F Madanat, Stefanie Conley

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Article in Journal of oncology pharmacy practice : official publication of the International Society of Oncology Pharmacy Practitioners, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Christina BaroodyUniversity of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5929-3758
Melissa SandlerUniversity of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9392-2271
Christine HongUniversity of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.ORCID 0009-0007-9413-186X
Yazan F MadanatUniversity of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9573-2690
Stefanie ConleyUniversity of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.ORCID 0009-0007-1429-5080
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionInvestigational drug service (IDS) oversees and manages use of investigational products. There is limited data on utility of pharmacy services in clinical trial conduct and outcomes, specifically on the value of a decentralized IDS pharmacist.

methodsThis is a quasi-experimental study conducted in an oncology clinical trial infusion unit. A retrospective chart review was done to reflect current practice from January through June 2022. A decentralized IDS pharmacist was piloted in December 2022. Data collected included number and types of consults, personnel requesting the consult, and intervention performed. A satisfaction questionnaire was conducted after the pilot program.

resultsA total of 16.3% (173 of 1062 patient visits) of pharmacy consults were completed in the centralized IDS pharmacy model, while 44.5% (81 of 182 patient visits) of pharmacy consults were completed during the decentralized IDS pharmacist pilot,

conclusionThis pilot study demonstrated that a decentralized IDS pharmacist in an oncology clinical trial infusion unit improved accessibility to an IDS pharmacist, increased pharmacy consults relevant to patient care and optimized centralized pharmacists medication distribution workflow. Further studies are needed to evaluate patient benefits from implementing decentralized IDS pharmacist in direct patient care activities.

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Drugs, InvestigationalPharmacistsPharmacy Service, HospitalAntineoplastic AgentsClinical Trials as TopicHumansInfusions, IntravenousMaleNeoplasmsPilot ProjectsProfessional RoleRetrospective StudiesSurveys and QuestionnairesAntineoplastic AgentsDrugs, Investigationalclinical pharmacistclinical trialsDecentralizationinvestigational drug serviceoncology infusion unit

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