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In June 2010, the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) and the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) issued a national alert for serious medication errors (NAN).
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The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) and the Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM) jointly surveyed health care systems about their use of pharmacoeconomics data in drug formulary decisions and other activities.
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Hospital pharmacies can stretch staffing hours and budgets with the use of highly motivated student interns and residents. But these extra hands and minds are best utilized if the pharmacy director develops a well-thought-out student education program.
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Hospital pharmacies need to continually weigh the scales between risks of medication errors and costs of more vigilant medication distribution monitoring.
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All hospitals need to form some sort of antimicrobial stewardship program (ASP), and lack of funding should not be a deterrent, experts say.
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Hospital pharmacies sometimes accept new technology without having a say over its design and ability to fit into the hospital's workflow. Instead, staff will develop work-arounds and find cumbersome ways to make the new systems work.
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Hospital pharmacists are among the front-line warriors, fighting to maintain the antimicrobial arsenal in a battle in which it appears the bacteria are winning.
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Education about a cancer diagnosis and the impact of treatment is not limited only to patients and family members treated at OhioHealth Cancer Services in Columbus, OH. Cancer education sometimes extends to patients' colleagues in their workplace