Chemotherapy: Same Day Orders Allowed or Cut-Off Time?

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Chemotherapy: Same Day Orders Allowed or Cut-Off Time?

Colleagues,

Do you allow for same day inpatient chemotherapy ordering (or order releasing from treatment plans) and administration -OR- do you endorse a time-based cut off model for oncology therapies?

Thank you,

Megan Fragale, PharmD, MS, BCPS
Medication Safety Officer
Skagit Regional Health