Atenção farmacêutica no tratamento oncológico

Abstract

Introduction: The incidence of cancer in Brazil and throughout the world grows in a wildly accelerated way, in a rhythm that accompanies the aging population due to the increase in life expectancy.Objective: To report the importance of Pharmaceutical Care to cancer patients, including their role in the multidisciplinary team in cancer treatment. Methodology: This study is descriptive, from scientific journals between 2007 and 2016, through searches in virtual health databases, the Virtual Health Library - Bireme, Latin American and Caribbean System of In Health Sciences, LILACS, National Library of Medicine - MEDLINE and Scielo. Results and discussion: The care offered by the pharmacist is to ensure that the pharmacological therapy recommended to the patient is appropriate, effective, safe and administered at the prescribed dosage, with the necessary care to reduce the side effects. Conclusion: The pharmacist, in addition to dispensing drugs, guides and passes information to the patient not only on the mode of use of the drug, but also on the efficacy and possible effects of the drug, thus providing a safety to the patient undergoing oncologic treatment.