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Scope of Services
The Department of Pharmacy at High Point
Regional provides services 24 hours-per-day, seven days-per-week
in a recently renovated, state-of-the-art Pharmacy. The Pharmacy
provides services to neonatal, pediatric, adult and geriatric
patients.
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scope of service includes: |
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•Unit dose drug distribution via McKesson Automated
Healthcare
Robot to support first doses of medication and
cart fill
•McKesson MedCarousel support of unit specific
AcuDose
automated dispensing machines
•McKesson NarcStation automated controlled substance
accountability
•Pharmacy supported bedside bar-coding of medications/
electronic medication administration record.
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Admixture Services including: |
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•IV medication and fluid preparation
•Chemotherapy preparation
•Computer assisted parenteral nutrition compounding
utilizing
Baxa automix device
•Epidural and IV narcotic drip preparation for
pain management
•Computerized medication order entry process with
expected
shift to computerized provider order entry
•Adverse event screening (allergies, drug-drug
interactions)
and occurrence reporting
•Patient, family and medical staff education
•Provision of training for pharmacy technician
students
and pharmacy students
•Drug information for all health care personnel
•Drug regimen review for Restorative Care Unit
patients
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| Clinical
Pharmacy services including: |
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•Pharmacokinetic dosing/monitoring of vancomycin
and aminoglycosides
•Dynamic and aggressive IV to PO switch protocols
•Medication monitoring via active ‘Pharmacy
to dose’ programs
•Weight based heparin protocols
•Warfarin protocols
•Antibiotic Review Team assessments
•P&T reviews and presentations
•Renal adjustment protocols
•MUE/DUE opportunities
•Unit based pharmacy assignment providing hands-on
support throughout the Health System, Monday
through Friday, 7 a.m.
to 3 p.m. Unit based pharmacists are supported
with the latest technology including wireless
laptops, cell phones, on-line
drug information resources and more. Many features
of a patient
chart are available electronically, with a paperless
goal.
•Provision of collaborative care through interdisciplinary
group practice meetings
•Ensuring compliance with regulatory agency guidelines
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