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Download Hospital Pharmacy Management Hospital Pharmacy Management and more Exams Pharmacy in PDF only on Docsity! Hospital Pharmacy Management Responsibilitiies - -effective administration and management of pharmaceutical service in a hospital -development and provision of patient-oriented services -maintenance of the hospital formulary through the pharmacy and therapeutics committee -medication management -budget management daily tasks of a pharmacy manager - -scheduling -operational/clinical situations -drug movement/inventory discrepancies -occurrence reports -technology downtimes -hiring for open positions monthly tasks of a pharmacy manager - -staff development -staff discipline -strategic planning -budget review -facility review regulatory concerns of pharmacy manager - -The Joint Commission -Center for Medicaid & Medicare -Board of Pharmacy -Drug Enforcement Agency -Department of Public Health -Office of the Inspector General -Health Resources and Services Administration -USP Chapters 795, 797, 800 -Human Resources organizational chart - -defines who reports to which manger -scope of responsibility -maps out structure for problem solving pharmaceutical services - -clinical services -drug distribution -drug information -investigational drug services -medication safety -drug disposal -formulary management patient oriented services not geared towards dispensing - -anticoagulation clinic -pain clinic -heart failure clinic What should a pharmacist have academic training in to provide patient-oriented services? - -toxicology -pathophysiology -therapeutics -clinical experience P & T committee - promotes the rational use of medications through the development of rational policies and procedures for medication selection, procurement, distribution, pharmacy and staff education, response to medication shortages, therapeutic substitutions What are conducted by the P & T committee? - -medication use evaluations (MUE) -facility-based pharmacovigilance activities What is the historic primary function of hospital pharmacy? - drug distribution How do hospitals distribute medications? - use automated dispensing systems along with system for distributing patient specific unit dose/unit of use medications What happens to medication management when institution size increases? - It increases exponentially Who requires a prospective order review by a pharmacist prior to administration of medications in hospital? - The Joint Commission causes of drug shortages that impact hospital pharmacy - -reduced profit on generic, IV drugs -consolidated generic manufacturers in industry -free market- no requirement to make drugs -80% of raw ingredients for IV drugs from overseas What is a focus of the Joint Commission in regards to compounding? - compliance with meeting sterile compounding 797 standards in clean room What is one of the most critical responsibilities of the hospital pharmacy manager? - budget management