Nuclear Medicine & Radiation Therapy

Biography

Biography: Mahmoud Elsherif

Abstract

Nuclear Pharmacy for Pediatric Oncology at Developing Countries: Radiopharmaceuticals are not treated with the same care and focus as chemotherapy and other supportive care medication. For expanding the pharmaceutical services at a pediatric oncology hospital to Nuclear Medicine Department, Basic Knowledge about radiopharmaceutical and their use should be present. Advanced information about commonly used radiopharmaceuticals at your hospital should be gained, including Preparation procedures, Dosing, Precautions, Drug-Drug interactions, Drug-Chemotherapy interactions, Drug-Food interactions and also Radiation protection issues. Standards of medication ordering process, order reviewing and verifying, dose preparation and dispensing should be applied to radiopharmaceuticals management and use. Nuclear Pharmacist should also has an active role at Patient Education Process. All these considerations should be taken in mind in a relation with the fact of dealing with a pediatric cancer patient