✓ Vincristine has a high neurotoxicity level. If given intrathecally by accident, it can cause
ascending radiculomyeloencephalopathy, which is almost always fatal. The authors report a …

Background In spite of increasing efforts to enhance patient safety, medication errors in
hospitalised patients are still relatively common, but with potentially severe consequences …

We conducted a search of the literature to identify case reports of neuraxial and peripheral
nervous system misconnection events leading to wrong-route medication errors. This …

BACKGROUND. Little is known regarding chemotherapy medication errors in pediatrics
despite studies suggesting high rates of overall pediatric medication errors. In this study, the …

Vincristine and its derivatives as an alkaloid have been applied in combination with
chemotherapeutic drugs for the inhibition of several cancers involving small-cell lung …

What is known and objectives In cancer care, clinical pharmacists contribute to improving
prevention and management of drug‐related problems (DRP s). The 3‐year EPICC study …

AIM: The majority of medication errors that harm patients relate to the prescribing process.
Our study aimed to identify the predictors of prescription errors involving anticancer …

Introduction The management of antineoplastic drugs used for chemotherapy is widely
recognized as a high-risk activity. In 2018, our oncology pharmacy implemented workflow …

We report 3 cases of accidental intrathecal vincristine administration. All 3 patients died
between 8 and 18 days after the incident because of decerebration. In the literature, we …

Background: The central nervous system is a unique sanctuary site for malignant disease.
To ensure optimal disease control, intrathecal (IT) chemotherapy is commonly given in …