Pharmaceutical care in oncologic patients: a review integrative of the literature

Authors

  • MARCELLE SIGNÉ PINHO
  • PAULA ALVAREZ ABREU
  • THAISA AMORIM NOGUEIRA

Keywords:

Atenção Farmacêutica, Câncer, Antineoplásicos, Oncologia

Abstract

Currently,  cancer  is  one  of  the  most  important  public  health  problems.  The  drugs  used  in  the   treatment present high toxicity and adverse effects, requiring a multidisciplinary health team to assist this patient.  The  Pharmaceutical  Care  should  try  to  reduce  drug  related  problems,  to  achieve  the  therapeutic  goals and prevent possible problems. This work aimed to analyze the effectiveness of pharmaceutical care in the treatment of cancer patients through a systematic literature review. The databases Pubmed, Science Direct,  Web  of  Science,  Cochrane,  Virtual  Health  Library  and  Scopus.  The  keywords  used  in  the  search  were:  “pharmaceutical  care”  and  “oncology”,  “pharmaceutical  care”  and  “cancer”  and  their  translations  for  portuguese  and  spanish  idioms.  Inclusion  criteria  were:  original  articles,  the  full  text  available  in  selected  languages      and  suitability  with  the  proposed  theme.  Initially  1584  article  were  found  and  finally  11 articles were selected according to the proposed inclusion criteria. The most frequent pharmaceutical interventions  were  patient  counseling  and  prevention  and  resolution  of  drug  related  problems.  In  two  studies where adhesion to the treatment was evaluated, adhesion superior to 90% was observed in patients with pharmaceutical intervention. Four of the studies showed the safety of the therapy as one of the leading pharmaceutical  interventions.  Studies  showed  that  the  groups  that  had  contact  with  the  pharmacist  through  consultations  and  visits  showed  a  decrease  in  the  toxicity  of  the  treatment,  increase  in  adhesion  and an improvement in quality of life.

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Published

2019-03-11

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PINHO MS, ABREU PA, NOGUEIRA TA. Pharmaceutical care in oncologic patients: a review integrative of the literature. Rev Bras Farm Hosp Serv Saude [Internet]. 2019Mar.11 [cited 2024May15];7(1). Available from: https://www.rbfhss.org.br/sbrafh/article/view/243

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Vol. 7 No. 1 (2016): Jan-Mar

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ARTIGOS PUBLICADOS

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