Bill Wimbiscus

Advances in oral chemotherapy are radically changing the way doctors, pharmacists, and their patients manage cancer, yet oral chemotherapy requires the patients themselves to correctly administer the drug, causing issues in patient adherence.<br /> &nbsp;

At practices with their own pharmacies, many patients are now given the option of picking up prescriptions directly from the clinic, known as medically integrated dispensing. Proponents of this method believe that it provides for better patient outcomes, allows for better tracking of patient adherence, and is substantially more cost effective.&nbsp;