Wicked Hot: Theranostics in Oncology Pharmacy

Originally published by our sister publication Specialty Pharmacy ContinuumBy Gina ShawFor decades, nuclear and oncology pharmacists have inhabited parallel universes. But that is beginning to change, driven by the rapid clinical ascent of theranostic radiopharmaceuticals, a class of agents that pairs a diagnostic imaging compound with a therapeutic counterpart directed at the same molecular target.Two agents, both manufactured by Advanced Accelerator Applications/Novartis, are approved by the F