Polypharmacy and patterns of prescription medication use among cancer survivors.

Caitlin C MurphyHannah M FullingtonCarlos A AlvarezAndrea C BettsSimon J Craddock LeeDavid A HaggstromEthan A Halm

Published in: Cancer (2018)

Cancer survivors were prescribed a higher number of unique medications, including drugs with abuse potential, thereby increasing their risk of adverse drug events, financial toxicity, poor adherence, and drug-drug interactions. Cancer 2018;124:2850-2857. © 2018 American Cancer Society.

Keyphrases

adverse drug
childhood cancer
papillary thyroid
young adults
squamous cell
electronic health record
oxidative stress
lymph node metastasis
healthcare