With oral chemotherapy, we simply must do better!
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. July 17, 2014;19:1-4.
To illustrate hazards associated with dispensing more than one dose of certain medications, this newsletter article describes an incident involving an accidental overdose of self-administered oral chemotherapy which resulted in a patient's death. Recommendations to reduce the potential for errors include ensuring labels conform to FDA labeling practices, dispensing only single doses, and providing medication counseling and written instructions for patients.