Drug Safety
Label Update for Capecitabine Expands and Updates Indications
December 22, 2022
Article
The FDA has approved updated labeling for capecitabine under Project Renewal, an Oncology Center of Excellence initiative aimed at updating labeling information for certain older oncology drugs.
Opinion: The Good Nurse Brings Safe Narcotic Handling to the Forefront of Nursing Minds
December 06, 2022
Article
Sometimes nurses inappropriately handle high-risk medications. It is important that other nurses, especially those who work in pain management, hold colleagues accountable to promote patient safety.
Experts Provide an Institutional Perspective on the Safe Handling of Immunotherapy Treatments
September 09, 2022
Article
Seon Jo Park, PharmD, BCOP and Heather Kennihan, MSN, RN, OCN, discuss the best practices that their institution uses to ensure the safe handling of immunotherapy.
USP <800>: Still a Work in Progress?
August 15, 2022
Article
Powerful chemicals used in chemotherapy may pose safety hazards for oncology nurses, pharmacists, and other health care providers if not handled properly.
Independent 2-Nurse Verification Process in Distribution of Oral Investigational Chemo/Immunotherapy Proves Helpful
April 29, 2022
Article
Independent verification of documentation is paramount to patient safety.
Luspatercept Approved by the FDA to Treat Anemia in Patients With Beta Thalassemia
November 09, 2019
Article
The therapy is now approved for the treatment of anemia in adult patients with beta thalassemia who require regular red blood cell (RBC) transfusions.
Pegfilgrastim Biosimilar Approved By FDA
November 05, 2019
Article
The FDA has approved the biosimilar pegfilgrastim for treatment to decrease the incidence of infection exhibited from febrile neutropenia.
FDA Expands Aprepitant Approval For MEC
October 23, 2019
Article
The FDA has expanded the approval of aprepitant to include in its label the use of a single dose regimen in patients receiving moderately epigenetic chemotherapy.
Nurses Can Change The Direction of The Opioid Crisis
October 03, 2019
Article
Opioids are the go-to treatment for cancer-related pain. But is this mainstay poised to change as the opioid crisis continues to grow?
ONN's Top 5 Stories: March 2019
April 01, 2019
Article
Here are the top 5 Oncology Nursing News stories for March 2019.