Pharmacists: Integral to the Management of Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting (ASCO/article/response)

Pharmacists: Integral to the Management of Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting

To the Editor:

We are surprised that the recently updated ASCO antiemetic guideline excludes pharmacists as a targeted audience.¹

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• CORRESPONDENCE: Reply to J. Jupp et al

  • Paul J. Hesketh,
  • Kari Bohlke,
  • and Mark G. Kris

  JCO JCO686147; published online on July 18, 2016;
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