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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Jan 24.
Published in final edited form as: J Hematol Oncol Pharm. 2022 Jun;12(3):131–137.

Table 2.

Pharmacy Services Conducted ≥50% of the Time

Pharmacy service Phase 1 cancer trial services performed by pharmacists ≤40 Phase 1 cancer clinical trials, % (N = 16) >40 Phase 1 cancer clinical trials, % (N = 17)
Pretrial implementation support Serve as a principal investigator 0 0
Serve as a coinvestigator 6.2 5.9
Participate in development of investigator-initiated trials 12.5 17.6
Serve as a member of Institutional Review Board 87.5 82.4
Phase 1 clinical trial implementation support Dedicate a pharmacist to work with phase 1 cancer trials 50 58.9
Educate research staff on investigational drugs 62.5 70.6
Prepare patient counseling material 31.2 29.4
Serve as key personnel in the consenting process 6.2 5.9
Individuals are an Investigational Drug Service pharmacist 81.2 70.6
Individuals are an oncology clinical specialist 56.2 64.7
Pharmacists are involved with direct subject care 18.8 47
Pharmacists have an academic role with a pharmacy/medicine school 31.2 47
Medication profile review Document medication list for phase 1 trial subjects before trial initiation 18.8 41.1
Perform medication reconciliation 37.5 41.1
Screen subject profile for potential drug–drug interactions 62.5 76.4
Clinically review prescribed investigational drug orders before dispensing 87.5 82.4
Medication therapy management Counsel trial subjects 50 47
Recommend dose adjustments per protocol 62.5 64.7
Perform therapeutic drug monitoring 25 35.3
Determine protocol compliance with prohibitive medications 56.2 64.7
Miscellaneous support Serve on the data safety monitoring committee 31.2 47
Complete safety adverse event reports 6.2 5.9
Contribute to presentation or publication of phase 1 trial findings 0 11.8