Chapter 11 Dispensing To Inpatients
Chapter 11 Dispensing To Inpatients
Chapter 11 Dispensing To Inpatients
Dispensing to
Inpatients
IN PATIENT
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“A patient who is retained in a
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DISPENSING, DISTRIBUTION AND ADMINISTRATION
Dispensing: Dispensing is a pharmacy act and
consists of the removal of two or more doses from
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a bulk drug container and placing them in
another (dispensing) container/envelop for
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individual prescription order system and is used generally
by the small and or private hospitals due to desirability of
an individualized service and for availability of a reduced
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Generally, each nursing area has limited (10 to
100) dosage forms on hand for patient dispensing
by nursing staff.
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Mobile Dispensing Unit: A mobile dispensing system, also
called medication cart system utilizes a specially
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Merits of Floor Stock System:
Ready availability of required drugs at nursing station.
Reduction in nursing time consumed by frequent trips to
pharmacy to obtain medications/ancillary supplies.
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No drug returns to the main pharmacy. ,
Reduction in the number of drug order for the pharmacy.
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method and controlling medications.
Under this system medications are ordered,
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medication supplies and reusing certain doses and
decreased total cost of medication-related activities.
4. Reduction in the size of drug inventories located in
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pharmacy and are dispensed in unit-doses.
Decentralized unit-dose distribution (DUDD)
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profile card.
Checking of the medication order for allergies, drug-
interaction, drug laboratory test effects and rationale