Department of Pharmacy Services
Automation and Drug
Distribution Services
The central pharmacy is accessible 24
hours a day and is the principal production area. The central pharmacy
consists of:
an intravenous admixture preparation
area with clean room, which is responsible for large-volume parenteral,
mini bag, total parenteral nutrition, and chemotherapeutic agent preparation
a unit dose area provides for STAT medications
to special areas including: emergency center, and the psychiatric pavilion
unit dose area is also responsible for
the provision of controlled substances and performing 24-hour medication
cart fill for the entire hospital
a packaging and manufacturing area prepares
unit doses from bulk containers and compounds a variety of dosage forms
purchasing, inventory control, and administrative
services also function from the central pharmacy location
These distribution services are
enhanced by state-of-the-art computerized information management systems,
including:
