In the pharmacy area, where the required injectable medications for the treatment of cancer and other conditions are stored, the Hospital Pharmacist checks the accuracy of the protocol and the calculated doses for each patient based on the instructions of the attending physician, and delivers them to the preparation room.
In the preparation room, Pharmacy Technicians, in collaboration with the Head Nurse of the Oncology Department, receive and check the tray containing the medications for each treatment protocol. Then, the medications and infusion solutions are prepared for dilution.
In the dilution room, once the correspondence between the medications and the protocol is verified, the medications are diluted and injected into appropriate parenteral solutions inside a special booth, which ensures the protection of the product, the handler, and the surrounding environment.
Once the drug dilution process is completed, the final diluted product is checked in the pharmacy by the pharmacist to ensure that the correct medication will be administered to the correct patient at the correct dose.