The role of the pharmacist in the hospital discharge of cancer patients: an integrative review.

Introduction: Patients with cancer need care from a multidisciplinary team due to the complexity of the clinical picture and proposed treatment. Hospital discharge is a critical step, because pharmacotherapy changes may occur during hospitalization, leading to potential medication-related problems at home.

Objective: To identify publications which describe the activities performed by the pharmacist at the hospital discharge of patients with cancer.