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[[File:Telelift_Station_Hospital_Pharmacy.jpg|thumb|x180px|Electric track vehicle system for hospitals, type Telelift]]Hospital pharmacies may provide a huge quantity of medications per day which is allocated to the wards and to [[Intensive-care unit|intensive care units]] according to a patient's medication schedule. Larger hospitals may use automated transport systems to aid in the efficient distribution of medications. |
[[File:Telelift_Station_Hospital_Pharmacy.jpg|thumb|x180px|Electric track vehicle system for hospitals, type Telelift]]Hospital pharmacies may provide a huge quantity of medications per day which is allocated to the wards and to [[Intensive-care unit|intensive care units]] according to a patient's medication schedule. Larger hospitals may use automated transport systems to aid in the efficient distribution of medications. |
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Hospital pharmacists and trained pharmacy technicians [[compounding|compound]] sterile products for patients such as [[total parenteral nutrition]] (TPN) and other medications given intravenously such as [[neonate|neonatal]] [[antibiotics]] and [[chemotherapy]]. Some hospital pharmacies may [[outsource]] high-risk preparations and some other compounding functions to companies that specialize in compounding. Some hospital pharmacists may undertake research.<ref>https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jppr.1741</ref> |
Hospital pharmacists and trained pharmacy technicians [[compounding|compound]] sterile products for patients such as [[total parenteral nutrition]] (TPN) and other medications given intravenously such as [[neonate|neonatal]] [[antibiotics]] and [[chemotherapy]]. Some hospital pharmacies may [[outsource]] high-risk preparations and some other compounding functions to companies that specialize in compounding. Some hospital pharmacists may undertake research.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Reali |first=Savannah |last2=Lee |first2=Teresa |last3=Bishop |first3=Jaclyn |last4=Mirkov |first4=Sanja |last5=Johnson |first5=Jacinta |last6=McCourt |first6=Elizabeth |last7=Hughes |first7=Jeffery |last8=Pont |first8=Lisa |last9=Page |first9=Amy Theresa |last10=Penm |first10=Jonathan |date=2021-06 |title=Attitudes, barriers and facilitators of hospital pharmacists conducting practice‐based research: a systematic review |url=https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jppr.1741 |journal=Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research |language=en |volume=51 |issue=3 |pages=192–202 |doi=10.1002/jppr.1741 |issn=1445-937X}}</ref> |
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In the [[United States]], hospital pharmacy was not a significant practice until the 1920s. In the 18th and 19th centuries, the medicine and pharmacy were commonly one practice, in which a medical apprentice would be responsible for the drug preparation.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Holdford|first=David|title=Introduction to Acute and Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Practice, Second Edition|year=2017|isbn=1585285455|pages=21–26}}</ref>{{Vague|reason=What is "the medicine" and how is it different from the pharmacy?|date=December 2020}} |
In the [[United States]], hospital pharmacy was not a significant practice until the 1920s. In the 18th and 19th centuries, the medicine and pharmacy were commonly one practice, in which a medical apprentice would be responsible for the drug preparation.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Holdford|first=David|title=Introduction to Acute and Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Practice, Second Edition|year=2017|isbn=1585285455|pages=21–26}}</ref>{{Vague|reason=What is "the medicine" and how is it different from the pharmacy?|date=December 2020}} |
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A hospital pharmacy is a department within a hospital that prepares, compounds, stocks and dispenses inpatient medications. Hospital pharmacies usually stock a larger range of medications, including more specialized and investigational medications (medicines that are being studied, but have not yet been approved), than would be feasible in the community setting. Hospital pharmacies may also dispense over-the-counter and prescription medications to outpatients.
Hospital pharmacies may provide a huge quantity of medications per day which is allocated to the wards and to intensive care units according to a patient's medication schedule. Larger hospitals may use automated transport systems to aid in the efficient distribution of medications.
Hospital pharmacists and trained pharmacy technicians compound sterile products for patients such as total parenteral nutrition (TPN) and other medications given intravenously such as neonatal antibiotics and chemotherapy. Some hospital pharmacies may outsource high-risk preparations and some other compounding functions to companies that specialize in compounding. Some hospital pharmacists may undertake research.[1]
In the United States, hospital pharmacy was not a significant practice until the 1920s. In the 18th and 19th centuries, the medicine and pharmacy were commonly one practice, in which a medical apprentice would be responsible for the drug preparation.[2][vague]
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- ^ Reali, Savannah; Lee, Teresa; Bishop, Jaclyn; Mirkov, Sanja; Johnson, Jacinta; McCourt, Elizabeth; Hughes, Jeffery; Pont, Lisa; Page, Amy Theresa; Penm, Jonathan (2021-06). "Attitudes, barriers and facilitators of hospital pharmacists conducting practice‐based research: a systematic review". Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research. 51 (3): 192–202. doi:10.1002/jppr.1741. ISSN 1445-937X.
{{cite journal}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Holdford, David (2017). Introduction to Acute and Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Practice, Second Edition. pp. 21–26. ISBN 1585285455.
