[Role of pharmacists on the safety management of ambulatory cancer chemotherapy].

Recent development of effective regimen on the cancer chemotherapy and the improved management for the side effects of chemotherapy will give a safety management for outpatients with cancer. The chemotherapy for outpatients will produce their prolonged and better life at home and improve their quality of life. In the ambulatory center for the chemotherapy at Tokai University Oiso Hospital, the role of the pharmacists is important for the safety and comfortable management of patients. At first, pharmacists check each regimen of the cancer chemotherapy, and give the patients the information of expected side effects of the chemotherapy. Moreover, a special medical record for each patient is important on the safety management, especially for the communication of other medical staffs.