Intravenous chemotherapy compounding errors in a follow-up pan-Canadian observational study.
Gilbert RE, Kozak MC, Dobish RB, et al. Intravenous Chemotherapy Compounding Errors in a Follow-Up Pan-Canadian Observational Study. J Oncol Pract. 2018;14(5):e295-e303. doi:10.1200/JOP.17.00007.
This direction observation study identified multiple vulnerabilities in the chemotherapy medication compounding process. The authors emphasize the complexity of this entirely manual process and suggest that current practices carry significant risk for patient harm.