Caution about pharmacy group purchasing.
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Following vendor selection of a pharmacy computer system, attention must be directed toward which computerized functions to include. Although most features are uniform among the various systems, a discussion is presented listing those applications considered the minimum acceptable for any hospital pharmacy computer system. The descriptions focus on computerization of those labor-intensive activities necessary to support drug distribution services. Computerized support of an intravenous (I.V.) admixture and unit dose program centers around label production and charging/crediting functions. Label production is used to generate a manual backup profile and unit dose cart fill list. The scope of information to include on I.V. and unit dose labels is described. Charging/crediting functions via computer are also discussed, with mention of free-form capabilities. Other computer applications mentioned include: medication profiling, drug interaction flagging, data confidentiality, census support, and hard copy reports. Feature selection depends on the aspects and unique needs that benefit most from computerization.
The planning phase of a hospital pharmacy computer system usually does not address the issue of a suitable backup should the computer fail. This article describes a backup system centered around a hard-copy patient medication profile. This profile is built through use of computer-generated duplicate labels and exists for both the unit dose and intravenous admixture services. With this approach, the computer initiates its own support system and thereby eliminates the need for a separate, manually maintained backup system.
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