Patients experience and perceived concerns regarding obtaining and taking prescriptions for head and neck osteoradionecrosis

The main components of the medical management of osteoradionecrosis (ORN) are combinations of clodronate, pentoxifylline, tocopherol, sometimes with antibiotics or chlorhexidine rinses. Anecdotally in the Cheshire and Merseyside network, patients report having difficulties getting and taking their prescription, hence the aim was to survey patient experience of obtaining prescriptions, administration of the medications, and side effects.Patients prescribed tocopherol and pentoxifylline from the pharmacy department ’s record database from the period of January 2019 to June 2020 were invited to take part in a semi-structured telephone survey.
Source: The British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery - Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Source Type: research