[Robotic production of injectable anticancer drugs in hospital pharmacies].

Journal: Bulletin du cancer
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Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Following the 2005 decree on securing the medicine supply chain, the production of "chemotherapies", anticancer drugs (cytotoxic, cytostatic, immunotherapy), was centralised within hospital pharmacies. To cope with increasingly growing activities, pharmacies are moving towards robotisation. This work offers feedback from four French sites pioneers in robotic production.

Authors

  • Ngoc Vo
    Gustave-Roussy, Département de pharmacie clinique, 114, rue Edouard-Vaillant, 94805 Villejuif, France.
  • Romain Desmaris
    Institut Curie, département de pharmacie clinique, 8, rue Thuillier, 75005 Paris, France.
  • Marie-Laure Brandely-Piat
    Service de Pharmacie clinique, Hôpitaux Universitaires Paris Centre, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France.
  • Michèle Vasseur
    Pharmacie centrale, centre hospitalier universitaire de Lille, rue Philippe-Marache, 59037 Lille cedex, France.
  • Andre Rieutord
    Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, Île-de-France, France.
  • Hail Aboudagga
    Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, Île-de-France, France.