Skip main navigation

Chemotherapy pharmacy and emergency department pharmacy

video

Ms Chou moves on to chemotherapy pharmacy and emergency pharmacy.

Due to the nature of these sectors, a combination of medication distribution systems have to be used. Chemotherapy pharmacy adapts the patient prescription and unit dose systems, and emergency pharmacy uses the patient prescription and floor stock systems. Ms Chou concludes by emphasizing that it is the pharmacists’ responsibility to utilize the most suitable systems, and design working procedures that optimize the efficiency of each system.

This article is from the free online

Good Pharmacy Practice: Introduction to Medication Delivery Systems

Created by
FutureLearn - Learning For Life

Reach your personal and professional goals

Unlock access to hundreds of expert online courses and degrees from top universities and educators to gain accredited qualifications and professional CV-building certificates.

Join over 18 million learners to launch, switch or build upon your career, all at your own pace, across a wide range of topic areas.

Start Learning now