The pharmacy department at Mercy & Unity Hospitals is committed to achieving
optimal medication use and patient outcomes in a collaborative, patient focused
environment.
Pharmacists
are decentralized on the patient care units and operating room satellites, facilitating
interactions with physicians and nurses and patients.
Pharmacy technicians are decentralized on the patient care units and operating
room satellites to handle distribution activities, allowing the pharmacist to
spend time caring for our patients.
Pharmacists review each patient’s drug therapy for:
Appropriate medication, dosage, duration and route of administration.
Indication
Effectiveness
Safety
Drug interactions, allergies or other contraindications
Pharmacists provide drug information and education to patients and professional
staff.
We are responsible for storing, preparing, distributing and dispensing of medications
24 hours a day, every day.
Pharmacists participate in numerous multidisciplinary medication activities,
including:
Coordinating Pharmacy and Therapeutics, Nursing-Pharmacy and Medication
Safety Steering Committees
Conducting drug usage evaluations (DUEs)
Reviewing pathways and care management related to medication usage.
Minimizing adverse drug events
Coordinating medication safety and medication-related performance improvement
initiatives
Managing medication distribution technology
Participating in the Investigation Review Board (IRB) and supporting research
involving medications
Conducting education for hospital and medical staff on medication-related
topics.
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Pharmacists
are decentralized on the patient care units and operating room satellites, facilitating
interactions with physicians and nurses and patients.