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Table 3 Comparison of the contents of pharmacist interventions performed prior to mixing injectable anticancer agents before and after protocol modification

From: A pharmacist check of patients’ infection-related condition prior to drug preparation reduces anticancer drug wastage after mixing: a retrospective study

Intervention

Number of interventions (%)

Before modification

After modification

Patients’ infection-related condition

 Fever (≥ 37.5 °C)

1 (0.7)

8 (5.0)

 Elevated CRP or WBC

2 (1.4)

8 (5.0)

Myelosupression

116 (82.3)

125 (78.6)

Renal dysfunction

10 (7.1)

4 (2.5)

Hepatic dysfunction

9 (6.4)

8 (5.0)

Electrolytic imbalance

3 (2.1)

2 (1.3)

Anemia

0

3 (2.0)

Peripheral neuropathy

0

1 (0.6)

Total

141

159

  1. CRP C-reactive protein, WBC white blood cell