Consents for Chemotherapy

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Wondering how oncology inpatient units handle consents for monoclonal antibodies (i.e. Rituxan, Rmicade)? Do you consent patients for these drugs?

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Heck yes! Usually, patients are consented for their entire treatment regimen together. If you're changing a drug or therapy, you have them re-sign for what they'll be receiving with the corrected medications.

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Specializes in Pedi.

For my kids who go through antibody treatment, they are consented for each part of the treatment. They get chemo- consent for the protocol. Then they transition to stem cell transplant- another consent. Radiation- separate consent. Antibody treatment- yet another consent. The antibody part is a different protocol from the chemotherapy so it requires a separate consent is my understanding.

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