Non disclosure of complementary medicine use a persistent issue in senior oncology patients

The persistent issue of senior oncology patients not disclosing the complementary medicines they are taking has prompted a call for “greater engagement of pharmacists to reduce drug-related problems and unnecessary medications”. In a report published in the Journal of Geriatric Oncology, US researchers performed a comprehensive review of all of the medications taken by senior oncology patients and found that more than 26 percent were using complementary or alternative medicines (CAM).