Abstract
The number of cancer patients treated in outpatient clinics has increased rapidly with advances in cancer chemotherapy.However,as compared to inpatients,the greater difficulty in providing such patients with proper team-based medical care means that risk management and symptom control are probably not carried out to a satisfactory level.In view of this,we have established a pharmaceutical outpatient clinic which we call“supportive outpatient clinic”in which cancer outpatients can receive active medical care from oncology pharmacy specialists.The main work of the clinic is to consider the advisability of administering particular anti-cancer agents and other prescription drugs based on patient consultations,and make recommendations to the physicians in charge.This has enabled us to provide complete team-based medical care to cancer outpatients,which has contributed to improving their quality of life and raising safety in treatment.We expect that our pharmaceutical outpatient clinic will be a place where oncology pharmacy specialists can play a fully active role in the future.
