Antineoplastic Therapy Pros And Cons

Bubalo et al. (2014) wrote a systematic review regarding the use of technology in everyday medical situations to safeguard against medication errors and promote better patient safety specifically in antineoplastic therapy. They provided both pros and cons found from reviewing the literature and an all inclusive chart of their findings. Significant pros included instant electronic communication; consistent use of medication names; electronic alerts to allergy, dosing, drug interactions; reduced labor costs; more accurate calculations & drug mixing; reduction of all forms of medication error including mixing, timing, and dosing errors. Major disadvantages found included: high cost of implementation and installation; system maintenance including