US Oncology has launched a new program, OncologyRx Care Advantage, that provides a convenient home delivery service of oral cancer medications to cancer patients in Oregon, Washington, Texas and Virginia. Not only will they be delivering cancer medications to cancer patients at home, oncology-trained pharmacists and nurses will call the patients to see if they have any questions and to monitor side effects, and in turn, patients can call anytime of the day or night to speak with nurses or pharmacists.
The OncologyRx Care Advantage team will report on a regular basis to the physician so that the physician is aware of how their patient is doing at the time cancer medications are delivered to the home. While this service is limited to Oregon, Washington, Texas and Virginia, the company hopes to expand to all 50 states by 2007.
