Episode 286: Pharmacology 101: Alkylating Agents

<div class="SCXW123113132 BCX0"> <div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW123113132 BCX0"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW123113132 BCX0"><span class= "TextRun SCXW123113132 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW123113132 BCX0">“</span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW123113132 BCX0">W</span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW123113132 BCX0">hen I meet with patients, I try and remind them,</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW123113132 BCX0">‘Y</span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW123113132 BCX0">es</span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW123113132 BCX0">, you do have these side effects that can happen</span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW123113132 BCX0">’</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW123113132 BCX0">and make sure that they</span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW123113132 BCX0">’</span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW123113132 BCX0">re informed, but also try and reassure them that not everyone gets it as severe as maybe the movies and TV shows portray</span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW123113132 BCX0">,</span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW123113132 BCX0">”</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW123113132 BCX0">Dane Fritzsche, PharmD, BCOP,</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW123113132 BCX0">i</span><span class= "NormalTextRun CommentStart SCXW123113132 BCX0">nformatics</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW123113132 BCX0">p</span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW123113132 BCX0">harmacist</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW123113132 BCX0">from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center at the University of Washington Medicine in Seattle</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW123113132 BCX0" lang= "EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW123113132 BCX0">,</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW123113132 BCX0">told Jaime Weimer, MSN, RN, AGCNS-BS, AOCNS®, manager of oncology nursing practice at ONS</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW123113132 BCX0">, during a discussion</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW123113132 BCX0">about</s