|Podcasts|November 13, 2020

Pharmacy Focus Episode 12: Cancer Care and COVID-19

The Pharmacy Times® Pharmacy Focus podcast provides the latest industry news and information, thought-leader insights, clinical updates, patient counseling tools, and innovative solutions for the everyday practice and business of pharmacy.

In this week’s episode, we will be discussing how COVID-19 has affected cancer care with David Hughes, clinical pharmacy specialist in hematology and oncology at Boston Medical Center, and Radhika Jhaveri, clinical manager at Boston Medical Center who oversees infusion-based chemotherapy. If you would like to nominate a pharmacist or pharmacy staff member as a Pharmacy Hero, email [email protected]!

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