A importância do farmacêutico na oncologia: uma revisão.

Abstract

The fight against cancer has been gaining strength, and this evolution has as one of the main factors are oncology, which is the specialty that studies tumors, and with this is the development of new treatments, whether palliative or curative. AND to obtain the best results in treatments it is necessary to have a team multiprofessional trained to meet the needs of each patient. And with this, the contribution of the pharmacist in this team, is essential. This research had as objective to address the importance of the pharmacist in the treatment of patients through an integrative review. It was a survey bibliographic databases in Medline, Pubmed, Lilacs, Scielo, Academic Google and national and international health committees. For the search, the following terms (keywords and delimiters) and combinations thereof: 1) Cancer; 2) Oncology; 3) Pharmaceutical Care; 4) Pharmacist; following the inclusion criteria: articles published from 2015 to 2021, in English, Portuguese and Spanish languages ​​and within the databases. The present study served to collect information about the topic and show the professional's performance pharmacist in this area, analyzing the challenges faced in the performance, its contribution to the multidisciplinary team, and its importance in the treatment of the patient. Thus, it can be concluded, how important is this area that the pharmacist acts, and how he can contribute in an indispensable way to a most effective, safe and correct therapy.