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Table 3 Use of the 2013 guidelines for the appropriate use of G-CSFs, version 2, published by the JSCO

From: A questionnaire survey of pharmacists regarding the clinical practice guidelines for the appropriate use of granulocyte-colony stimulating factors

 

n = 301

Q9. Do you know the JSCO guidelines are available on the web?

 Yes

228 (75.7)a

 No

73 (24.3)

Q10. How did you learn that the JSCO guidelines are available on a web? (multiple choice)

 Academic meeting, study group meeting, workshop

182 (60.5)

 Medical personnel

118 (39.2)

 Academic journal, article

21 (7.0)

 Website

124 (41.2)

 Drug industry

44 (14.6)

 Others

3 (1.0)

Q11. Are the JSCO guidelines useful for the actual work of pharmacists?

 Very useful

168 (55.8)

 Useful to some extent

127 (42.2)

 Not so useful

6 (2.0)

 Useless

0 (0.0)

Q12. How often do you refer to the JSCO guidelines?

 Always

34 (11.3)

 Usually

121 (40.2)

 Sometimes

131 (43.5)

 Seldom

15 (5.0)

Q13. Is there any difference between JSCO guideline and the actual work of pharmacists?

 Not at all

125 (41.6)

 Somewhat different

162 (53.8)

 Considerably difference

13 (4.3)

 Completely different

1 (0.3)

Q14. To the Q13. which chose “it is totally considerably slightly different with the difference with the difference” by a question. What kind of difference was it?

 Usage of the prophylaxic administration of G-CSFs

23

 A pharmacist is not involved in the administration of G-CSFs

19

 It is difficult to fit a real patient

15

 Usage of no exothermicity neutropenia

11

 There is not consensus in the nosocomial G-CSFs usage

9

 The update of guidelines is late

5

 It is different from the usage of the package insert

5

 About the risk classification of the cancer chemotherapy regimen

4

 Usage of the remedial dosage

4

 Others

11

  1. JSCO Japan Society of Clinical Oncology, G-CSF Granulocyte-Colony Stimulating Factor
  2. aNumber (percent)