The Pharmacy Service is divided into areas, duly equipped in accordance with the activity carried out. Particularly worthy of note are the vertical laminar flow hood for the production of cytostatic drugs with infuser filling pumps, horizontal laminar flow hoods for the production of parenteral nutrition and sterile magistral formulas, single dose drug repackaging machines or the continuous electronic temperature recording system for thermolabile drugs.

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We will soon robotise our Pharmacy Service for better traceability in dispensing to inpatients and outpatients, thereby improving patient safety.

Services portfolio:

  • Management area:
    • Supplier management
    • Procurement management
    • Acquire foreign drugs and expanded access
    • Consumption control
    • Inventory control
    • Returns management
    • Budget monitoring
    • Clinical management of pharmacotherapy
    • Participation in preparing therapeutic protocols and follow-up
    • Pharmacotherapeutic Guide
    • Pharmacy Service Procedures Manual
  • Medication dispensing and distribution area. Consumption management:
    • Dispensing of single doses to hospitalised patients
    • Dispensing of restricted drugs
    • Dispensing of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances
    • Dispensing of samples for clinical research
    • Dispensing to clinical units not included in unitary doses
    • Hospital management of first-aid kits
    • Outpatient dispensing
    • Hospital emergencies
    • Haemodialysis
    • Radiodiagnosis
    • Day Hospital
    • Special units
  • Preparation area:
    • Sterile formulations: intravenous mixtures, eye drops, etc.
    • Non-sterile formulations
    • Formulations for Enteral Nutrition
    • Parenteral nutrition
    • Cytotoxic
    • Repackaging of medicines in single doses
  • Drug information area
    • Answer queries by healthcare personnel
    • Medication information for all patients
    • Technical reports to Clinical Commissions
    • Evaluation of drug use
  • Pharmaceutical Care Area
    • Inpatient pharmaceutical care
    • Identification of problems related to: medication errors, drug-drug interactions, adverse effects and others
    • Outpatient and external pharmaceutical care
    • Active participation in the therapeutic plan
    • Follow-up of patient outcomes