Pediatric Oncologic Pharmacy

Author of Springer books “Chemotherapy in Neonates and Infants — Pharmacological oncology for children under 1 year old” (2018) and “Drug Therapy and Interactions in Pediatric Oncology — A Pocket Guide” (2017). Pediatric Oncology Pharmacist with extensive experience with Chemotherapy in Children. Oncological Hospital Pharmacy Specialist; Planning and Business Management Specialist. Extensive experience in hospitals and clinics, with Pharmacy, Drug Interactions, Pediatrics, Oncology, Hematology, Neonatology, Intensive Health Care and Infectology. Academic experience in Pharmacy, Pediatrics, Oncology and Hematology; teaching for specialists as pharmacists, physicians and nurses. Writer of children's books about cancer.

• 1. Introduction.- 2. Diseases in pediatric hemato/ oncology area and treatments.- 3. Diseases in rheumatology and their treatment with chemotherapy.- 4. Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of chemotherapy in children — The used drugs.- 5. Physical-chemical compatibility of drugs used in chemotherapy for children.- 6. Drug Interactions involving chemotherapy for children.- 7. Prescription analysis.- 8. Handling pediatric chemotherapy.- 9. Handling pediatric intrathecal drugs.- 10. Handling pediatric extemporaneous oral solutions with chemotherapy.- 11. Administration of a pediatric oncology pharmacy: from the purchase of the drugs to the dispensation.- 12. Chemotherapy for pediatric stem cell transplantation.- 13. Biosafety for pharmacists and technical team in pediatric chemotherapy area.- 14. Supportive therapy for pediatric patients receiving treatment with chemotherapy.- 15. Pediatric clinical pharmacy involving chemotherapy.- 16. Pediatric pharmaceutical care involving chemotherapy.- 17. Appendix.- 18. Reference.

“The targeted audience is a broad group of pharmacy practitioners working in a variety of outpatient and inpatient clinical settings. … The strength of the book and its usefulness to a wide range of oncology practitioners reside in the composition of the content that is needed daily. The existing books on this subject do not focus specifically on the day‐to-day issues of pediatric oncology practice.  However, the book would benefit from better organization.” (Anna Dushenkov, Doody's Book Reviews, August 16, 2019)