JHOP - March 2018 Vol 8, No 1

Drug containers are defined in USP 797 based on the type of the container and the environment in which the container is opened. Vials are further divided into 2 categories: single-dose or multiple-dose.

Adoption of healthcare economic information communication could improve formulary decision-making and increase patient access to drugs, suggest Peter R. Fendt, PharmD, MBA, and colleagues.

Hematology oncology pharmacists should be aware of this rare and potentially devastating complication of temozolomide therapy.

For patients diagnosed with cancer, the annual incidence of VTE is approximately 20%, and the risk for VTE in this patient population is estimated to be 7 times higher than in the general population.

• Lynparza First Treatment Approved for Patients with Germline BRCA-Positive Metastatic Breast Cancer
• Gilotrif Receives New Indication as First-Line Treatment for Metastatic NSCLC with Nonresistant EGFR Mutations
• Lutathera First Radioactive Drug Approved for Adults with Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors
• Zytiga Receives New Indication, with Prednisone, for Metastatic, High-Risk Castration-Sensitive Prostate Cancer
• Erleada First Therapy Approved for Patients with Nonmetastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer
• Imfinzi First Treatment Approved to Reduce Disease Progression in Unresectable Stage III NSCLC After Chemoradiation

In a retrospective cohort analysis of the largest series of patients with mantle-cell lymphoma (MCL) in which real-world economic burden data have been reported, the substantial economic burden of MCL was quantified, with inpatient admissions and office visits as the largest drivers of total costs for patients treated with rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, and vincristine; bendamustine and rituximab; and rituximab, and prescription drug costs as the largest component of total costs for patients receiving ibrutinib.