Effects of Pharmaceutical Care on Mental Condition of Patients Receiving Cancer Chemotherapy

Impact of pharmacist counseling on reducing instances of adverse events that can affect the quality of life of chemotherapy outpatients with breast Cancer

“…In addition to the attending physician and nurses, pharmacists can also partially alleviate malaise through active intervention that involves patient counseling and guidance. Previous reports have stated that improvements in symptoms and reductions in adverse events after pharmacists’ interventions were assisted by the care provided by the medical team, including pharmacists [ 13 ]. However, this fails to consider the fact that, in outpatient cancer chemotherapy, patients are away from the hospital for a time after treatment and, consequently, the medical staff cannot determine patients’ condition.…”

“…Numerous pharmacist intervention assessments have been performed on outpatients regarding various diseases, including cancer chemotherapy studies involving pharmacists have investigated the proper use of oral anti-cancer agents [ 9 ], cost improvement through the proper use of antiemetic agents [ 10 , 11 ], cost avoidance through regimen reviews and patient counseling [ 12 ], pharmaceutical care as a means of reducing the psychological burden on patients [ 13 ], reductions in the occurrence of adverse events because of prescription proposals from pharmacists [ 14 ], and the key role of disease management and supportive-care management [ 15 ]. And numerous QOL assessments have been performed regarding breast cancer.…”