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APRIL 7, 2022

Oral Chemo Monitoring Program Shows Value of Clinical Specialty Pharmacists

By Dave Doolittle

BOSTON—Increasing interactions between clinical specialty pharmacists and patients taking oral chemotherapy can help healthcare facilities better assess medication adherence and patient-reported outcomes (PROs), a pilot program at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) shows.

The eight-month pilot, which involved 19 patients on oral chemotherapy for various forms of leukemia, also strengthened communication between patients, physicians, specialty pharmacists dispensing oral