Medication Safety

Medication safety is important to ensure that you are taking your medication as ordered, storing it properly and asking questions when needed.

Box warnings are major safety risks of medications. They are often not common but are serious potential side effects.

This article provides instructions for patients taking chemotherapy, biotherapy, or hormone therapy by mouth at home.

This article provides information to address common questions about safety while receiving chemotherapy, biotherapy and hormone therapy.

It is important to dispose of medications correctly. This article guides you as to how to dispose of medications.

Opioids are a type of medication used to treat pain in people with cancer. When used as directed these medications can be useful in managing chronic and acute pain.

Naloxone (Narcan®) is a medication used to help reverse an opioid overdose. 

Controlled substances, such as some pain medications, need to be safely used and stored in the home. This article provides information and tips for safely using controlled substances at home.

A subcutaneous injection is an injection ("shot") of medication into the subcutaneous layer, or fatty tissue layer, under your skin. These types of injections are used to given medications that need to be absorbed (taken in) slowly by the body.

Some medications can cause reactions in the area around an IV or central line. Reactions can be caused by a sensitivity to the medication or by the medication leaking out of the blood vessels and into the nearby tissues.

Treatment for cancer can affect an unborn fetus. In most cases, it is not safe to become pregnant or father a child during cancer treatment. This article provides reasons why you should not become pregnant or father a child and birth control options.