Chemotherapy drug shortages in paediatric oncology: A 14-year single-centre experience in Belgium.
J Oncol Pharm Pract
; 22(6): 766-770, 2016 Dec.
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ABSTRACT
Shortages of chemotherapy are a growing challenge for the healthcare system. We present the burden of drug shortages of chemotherapeutics in the paediatric hemato-oncology unit of a tertiary care hospital and solutions that were used to manage them. Between January 2001 and December 2014, 54 individual shortages were detected, affecting a total number of 21 different drugs. In total, 4127 shortage days were registered with a mean duration of 196.5 SD ± 144.0 days per individual drug shortage. Methotrexate, doxorubicin and carboplatin had the longest supply disruptions. Solutions to address the problems were purchase of a generic alternative, a change of individual treatment plans, cohorting of patients and import from abroad.
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Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Pediatría
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Centros de Atención Terciaria
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Oncología Médica
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Antineoplásicos
Límite:
Child
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Humans
País como asunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Año:
2016
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Article