The
Department of Pharmacy, consistent with the mission of Jackson General
Hospital, places a priority on providing high quality pharmaceutical care to
patients in a safe and efficient manner.
Pharmacy services are provided to Jackson General Hospital patients by a
staff of two pharmacists and three pharmacy technicians. Pharmacy hours of
operation are from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. weekdays and 8:00 a.m. to 4:30
p.m. weekends and holidays. Pharmacists offer on-call clinical services 24
hours a day to assist the multidisciplinary healthcare team in optimizing
pharmaceutical care of the patients.
Patient medication
distribution is provided by a secure computerized medication management,
ServeRX®, designed to enhance patient safety and improve medication
management. The system uses advanced bar-code scanning technology for
patient verifications in combination with an automated storage cabinet and a
Smart Cart™ to reduce medication errors and seamlessly manage patient
medication distribution.
Services
The many contributions
made by our pharmacist and pharmacy technicians in providing patient
medication services include:
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Procurement,
distribution, and control of drug products used in the hospital
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Drug order review
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Monitoring drug therapy
to ensure optimal patient care while minimizing drug reactions
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Preparing sterile
intravenous admixture compounds consistent with USP <797> practice
guidelines
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Drug information support
for care providers
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Designing, implementing,
and evaluating therapeutic regimens to produce best possible patient
outcomes
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Aminoglycosides and
vancomycin pharmacokinetic dosing
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Pharmacist consults for
other healthcare providers regarding medication-therapy selection and
management
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Employee outpatient
prescription dispensing
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Patient drug renal
dosing
Hospital Medication Formulary:
Jackson General Hospital physicians and pharmacist serve on the Pharmacy and
Therapeutics Committee which functions to optimize patient medication
management in a safe and cost-effective manner. The committee evaluates
safety, effectiveness, cost, and minimization of duplicate medications in
the same drug class. The hospital formulary is regularly reviewed as new
drugs are developed and more clinical knowledge is published in the medical
literature.
STAFF
Pharmacists:
Jackie Denemark, Pharm D,
Director of Pharmacy
Chad Foreman, R. Ph.
Pharmacy Technicians:
Sue Dillon
Bonnie Payne
Steven Major
Kelly Connor
