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DISTRIBUTION
SYSTEMS
MEDICATION
ORDER
Medication Order
It
All
Medication
Medication order
It
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2.
3.
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6.
7.
Route of administration
2.
3.
DRUG
DISTRIBUTION
SYSTEMS
As
Despite
FLOOR STOCK
SYSTEM
The
Since
Drug are
purchase
d in bulk
and
multidose
dosage
forms.
are
issued to
patient
care
units via
a bulk
drug
order
from and
are
stored in
medicati
on
Once
placed in
medication
room, drugs
for
administrati
on to
patients are
prepared by
a nurse.
A
medication
could be
used for
more than
one
patient. In
this system
the nurse is
responsible
for most
steps in
medication
Disadvanta
Advantages
ges
Ready availability of the required
drug
INDIVIDUAL
PATIENT
PRESCRIPTION
SYSTEM
The
pharmac
ist
dispens
es a 3day
supply
of
medicati
on
The
nurse
still
prepare
s the
medicati
on for
administ
ration to
the
patient
When the
drug was
discontinue
d or the
patient was
discharged,
the unused
drugs were
credited to
the
patients
account
Advantages
Disadvantag
es
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
PATIENT
MEDICATION
PROFILE
This
1.
2.
3.
4.
Frequency of administration
5.
Signature of physician
6.
To
To
To
To
To
MODELS OF UNIT
DOSE DELIVERY
UDDDS
Centralized Unit Dose
Dispensing
Emanates from the main pharmacy
(a centralized location)
Medication orders are received in
the central pharmacy, and all of the
processing for patients occurs
there: order processing, drug
Advantages:
Resources
Drug
Disadvantages
Pharmacist
Clinical
UDDDS
Decentralized Unit Dose Dispensing
It operates through small satellite
pharmacies located on each floor of the
hospital. The main pharmacy in this system
becomes a procurement, storage,
manufacturing and packaging center serving
all satellites.
The
pharmacist
dispenses
the first
order of
medication
directly to
the nurse
station
Since
pharmacist
s are
closely
located to
patient
care areas,
it is very
easy for
physicians
and nurses
to stop by
and ask
Advantages:
Faster
order filling
Increased
Better
Expansion
Fewer
of clinical services
dispensing errors
Decreased
It
It
It
Pharmacy
Equipment used
Filling Machines
Hand Capper
Advantages
Patients
Allowing
Reducing
Eliminates
Eliminates
credits
Conserves
Eliminates
Advantages
Extends
AUTOMATED
DISPENSING
SYSTEMS
Accuracy
Bar-Codes
Overall
Advantages
Quick
Waste
Increase
Increase