title: Hospital nuclear pharmacy survey: preliminary aspects in Brazil.
abstract: Radiopharmaceuticals are special drugs that in the composition preserve one or more radionuclides which can be used as diagnostic or therapeutic tools in Nuclear Medicine Units. This study evaluated hospitals and clinics which have nuclear medicines services at the city of Rio de Janeiro from August to November 2010. The data were obtained through a longitudinal research. The results showed that most of the hospitals (>80%) did not have pharmacist and all them (100%) considered that a pharmacist in the nuclear pharmacy is not required.
authors.affiliation: Radiopharmacy Department, Rua Helio de Almeida, Cidade Universitária-Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors.forename: Marcelo Pau
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Brasil
authors.forename: Marcio Paes
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: de Barros
authors.forename: Leila Jorge
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Antunes
authors.forename: Ralph
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Santos-Oliveira
keywords: Nuclear medicine; nuclear pharmacy; radiopharmaceuticals; radiopharmacy