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Outpatient services

Preoperative outpatient

For outpatients undergoing surgery, we confirm the contents of the medicines currently being used with the anesthesiologist.

Admission and discharge support station

Check the medications currently being used by patients who are scheduled to be hospitalized for surgery or examinations, and explain the medications they should bring with them when they are hospitalized and the medications they should stop before hospitalization. increase.

Outpatient chemotherapy guidance

Among patients using anticancer drugs, we check side effects and provide guidance in cooperation with doctors and nurses for patients who particularly need follow-up.

Dispensing business

We dispense oral and topical medicines according to the patient's prescription.We check whether the usage of the medicines prescribed by the doctor is appropriate, whether there are any problems with mixing medicines, and whether there are duplicate medicines.For outpatients, outpatient prescriptions are required.
At our hospital, we use a tablet packaging machine to dispense oral medicines into single packages according to usage, and we are devising ways to reduce the risk of patients taking their medicines by mistake.

Injection business

In injection work, we make a drip set for each inpatient and mix some infusions on a clean bench.Regarding injection drugs prescribed by doctors, we check whether the usage is appropriate and whether there are duplicate drugs.In addition, we check the contents of all anticancer drugs, including those for outpatients, and perform co-administration of anticancer drugs in the safety cabinet.

Formulation business

We prepare and dispense special medicines that are not commercially available as in-hospital preparations.

Pharmaceutical management work

We collect, analyze, organize, and communicate information so that patients can use medicines safely, including the latest medicines.The collected information is also sent to other occupations in the hospital each time.

Ward work

Our hospital has ward pharmacists in all wards, and in cooperation with other professions such as doctors and nurses, we are providing drug guidance to patients.At the time of hospitalization, we check the patient's medical history, medications brought in, side effects, allergy history, etc.During hospitalization, we check whether the patient is taking the medicine as instructed and whether there are any side effects.

In addition, for patients using antibacterial drugs such as vancomycin, whose effectiveness and side effects are confirmed by blood tests, we are also designing dosages that allow patients to be treated safely.

Participation in team medical care

A pharmacist participates in each team such as the pressure ulcer countermeasure team, palliative care team, diabetes care team, nutrition support team, eating/swallowing team, infection control team, dementia care team, and medical safety management team, and collaborates with other occupations. We strive to provide better medical care by providing specialized care to inpatients.

Regional cooperation

Using a regional collaboration system, information on the medicines of patients who are transferred from our hospital is shared with the transfer destination, enabling smooth information sharing.
Through the operation of the Tsukuba Hospital pharmacy department cooperation network system, we are working to make use of the patient's prescription history and clinical test values in the dispensing work at the dispensing pharmacy.
We operate a question inquiry protocol for out-of-hospital prescriptions and are working to improve pharmaceutical care for patients and shorten waiting times.