At Huntsville Main/W&C/Madison, orders for this medication should be rejected and reviewed by an oncology clinical specialist or an oncology pool member (see second page of the document "Hormone Therapies and Guidance on Oral Chemotherapy")
Tagrisso -- Available to hospital only through specialty pharmacy program. Rare use expected and expensive. Inpatient should use own supply. Defer initiation until after discharge.
At Huntsville Main/W&C/Madison, orders for this medication should be rejected and reviewed by an oncology clinical specialist or an oncology pool member (see second page of the document "Hormone Therapies and Guidance on Oral Chemotherapy")
Oral Chemotherapy Drug Pharmacist Education
Oral Chemotherapy TOC Information
Tagrisso -- Available to hospital only through specialty pharmacy program. Rare use expected and expensive. Inpatient should use own supply. Defer initiation until after discharge.
Reviewed: 23 February 2016 (Tagrisso)