Additional Resources
Professional Resources
American Society on Aging & American Society of Consultant Pharmacists Foundation. (2006). Adult meducation®: Improving medication adherence in older adults. Retrieved from http://www.adultmeducation.com/downloads/Adult_Meducation.pdf
GlaxoSmithKline. (n.d.). Healthcare providers’ overview—About ASK®. Retrieved from http://www.takingmeds.com/hcp/hcp-overview.html. Includes patient education information and discussion of the ASK-20® (Adherence Starts with Knowledge) adherence survey.
Jacobson, J.O., Polovich, M., McNiff, K.K., LeFebvre, K.B., Cummings, C., Galioto, M., … McCorkle, M.R. (2009). American Society of Clinical Oncology/
Oncology Nursing Society chemotherapy administration safety standards. Oncology Nursing Forum, 36, 651–658. doi:10.1188/09.ONF.651-658
Roche Laboratories. (n.d.). For healthcare professionals: A better-educated patient. Retrieved from http://www.oralchemoadvisor.com/hcp/default.aspx
Patient-Directed Information
American Cancer Society. (2008). Oral chemotherapy: What you need to know. Retrieved from http://www.cancer.org/docroot/ETO/content/ETO_1_2x_Oral_Chemotherapy.asp
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. (n.d.). Oral chemotherapy fact sheet. Retrieved from https://www.dana-farber.org/can/patient-instruction/html/oral-chemotherapy-fact-sheet.html
GlaxoSmithKline. (2008). ASK®: Adherence starts with knowledge. Retrieved from http://www.takingmeds.com/index.html. Contains information on adherence, including a self-assessment survey (ASK-20®) that identifies barriers to oral medication adherence.
Roche Laboratories. (n.d.). Oral chemotherapy guide. Retrieved from http://www.oralchemoadvisor.com/oral-chemotherapy-guide.aspx
Helpful Websites
American Cancer Society
American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
Association of Cancer Online Resources
Association of Community Cancer Centers
Cancer.Net, American Society of Clinical Oncology Patient Information
ChemoCare
Epocrates
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
Lexi-Comp, Inc.
Micromedex
MyMedSchedule.com
National Cancer Institute
National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship
National Comprehensive Cancer Network
Patient Compliance
Stand Up to Cancer
UpToDate® information Resource
U.S. Food and Drug Administration