Lisa A. Thompson, PharmD, BCOP

What is the interaction between oral chemotherapy and GERD medicines?

How should side effects of the new checkpoint inhibitor drugs be managed?

At my current clinic, hydration and mannitol are administered before premedications on a cisplatin regimen; at previous clinic, premeds and hydration were administered before mannitol. Does it make a difference?

Chemotherapy agents are sometimes required to be administered in a specific sequence. What factors influence the need to follow a specific sequence?

What factors should be considered when calculating an adequate postmedication flush to deliver complete, accurate doses of small-volume IV medications to our patients?

Some of our patients receive olanzapine (Zyprexa) as an antiemetic. Is this a typical use of this drug?

During the summer, many patients with CML who are taking oral chemotherapy drugs have questions about taking their drugs while traveling. What advice can we give them regarding this?

How is loratadine used to treat bone pain in patients receiving white blood cell growth factors?

Why do the antibody drugs have such long names?

Patients periodically ask about the use of marijuana in cancer treatment. Is there any data about this?