Antiemetic Treatments
Antiemetic treatment chart including drug formulations, strengths, and usual doses for nausea/vomiting.
Side-Effect Management
Liver Function Assessment
Child Pugh Score liver function assessment chart for cirrhosis patients.
Anticoagulant Dosing Conversions
Recommended dosing conversions for anticoagulants such as warfarin, heparin, and dabigatran.
Opioid Equianalgesic Doses
Opioid equianalgesic dosing chart used for interchanging between drug, route of administration, or both.
Chemobrain: Experts Weigh in on Very Real — and Growing — Problem
Major advances in cancer treatment in recent decades have allowed patient survival rates to increase.
Additional Method of Administration Approved for Cinvanti in Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting
Heron Therapeutics announced that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for Cinvanti (aprepitant) to expand administration to include a 2-minute intravenous (IV) injection, in addition to the already approved 30-minute IV infusion.
Younger Women May Have Better Chance at Ovarian Function Recovery After Treatment for Hodgkin Lymphoma
Women aged 35 years or older diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma should discuss fertility preservation prior to treatment.
High Distress in Patients With Renal Cell Carcinoma, Call for Better Psychosocial Screening
A high prevalence of patients with renal cell carcinoma reported distress, highlighting the need for better psychosocial screening of patients.
Scientists Identify 2 Variables That May Lead to Depression in Head and Neck Cancer
These factors influenced the likelihood of depression in patients not given prophylactic antidepressants.
Opioid Therapy for Cancer Pain May Be Associated With High Risk for Aberrant Opioid Use
Patients taking opioids for cancer-related pain at outpatient supportive pain consultations may be at higher risk for aberrant opioid and drug use behavior.
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