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ASHP guidelines on preventing medication errors with chemotherapy and biotherapy.

Goldspiel B, Hoffman JM, Griffith NL, et al. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2015;72:e6-e35.

The American Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists developed these guidelines to apply medication safety best practices to the delivery of chemotherapy and biotherapy agents. These recommendations include sets of specific actions for the overall health care system and for frontline providers.

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