Structure of the handbook developed for patients/parents
| Chapter | Content |
|---|---|
| 1 | General information on managing oral medicines |
| Storage | |
| Cleaning | |
| Use of a pill splitter | |
| Expiry and disposal | |
| 2 | General information on managing oral antineoplastic agents |
| What are cytotoxic drugs? | |
| Toxic potential and protective equipment | |
| Detailed, step-by-step-illustrated instructions on managing tablets, capsules, liquids | |
| Special storage requirements | |
| Cleaning requirements | |
| Handling of bodily excretions | |
| Disposal requirements | |
| Spillage and first aid | |
| Checklist for all consecutive drug preparation steps | |
| 3 | Information sheets of active pharmaceutical ingredients used in paediatric oncology treatment |
| Hydroxycarbamide, lomustine, mercaptopurine, methotrexate, procarbazine, temozolomide, thioguanine | |
| 4 | Special part feeding tube |