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- 2. adjustment done by Pharmacists to ensure medications are appropriate for patient’s renal and hepatic functions
- 4. reconciliation done by MRPs or pharmacists to assess if patients’ home meds could be restarted in hospital
- 8. events reporting: occurs when patient has a harmful medication related reaction and is documented as an incident when reported to unit Pharmacist
- 9. drug monitoring: Pharmacists assess, monitor, and order drug levels to ensure efficacy and safety of drugs e.g. vancomycin, phenytoin, warfarin
- 11. prophylaxis: started for most hospitalized patients to prevent thrombus development in acute illness/immobility, enoxaparin is the most commonly used agent, heparin is used in renal patients
- 13. a list of medications available in the hospital
- 14. important piece of information for Pharmacists to assess drug dosing, please provide estimate if not available
- 16. medications: are stocked in pharmacy, please ask pt or family if home supply is available
- 17. double check required for high concentration parenteral opioids and insulin
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- 1. drug cabinets on the units, please use for PRN medications and narcotics. Stocked by Pharmacy Technicians daily.
- 3. IV compounding done by Pharmacy Technicians who follow NAPRA guidelines to make parenteral medications
- 5. important piece of information for Pharmacists to assess drug dosing, please provide estimate if not available
- 6. monograph reference for giving IV medications
- 7. possible medication history: done by Pharmacy Technicians on admission to ensure home medications are appropriately assessed
- 10. Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE) at Trillium Health Partners
- 12. done by Pharmacists when new orders are entered by Physicians to ensure medications are appropriate for the patient
- 15. parenteral nutrition: intravenous nutrition replacement