{"id":1065,"date":"2015-10-22T04:14:54","date_gmt":"2015-10-22T04:14:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/redcliffe\/uncategorized\/a-pharmacy-at-the-bedside"},"modified":"2017-09-12T04:16:40","modified_gmt":"2017-09-12T04:16:40","slug":"a-pharmacy-at-the-bedside","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/redcliffe\/news\/a-pharmacy-at-the-bedside","title":{"rendered":"A pharmacy at the bedside"},"content":{"rendered":"

A pharmacy at the bedside<\/h1>\n
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Director of Pharmacy at Redcliffe Hospital Derek Just has introduced a program to provide clinical pharmacy in the ward.<\/p><\/div>\n

Pharmacists at Redcliffe Hospital are helping patients of all ages progress through their hospital journey quickly and seamlessly as more and more pharmacy work is performed on the wards.<\/p>\n

Director of Pharmacy at Redcliffe Hospital for the past 15 years Derek Just said the pharmacy in the ward program at the hospital has taken dispensing to a new level, freeing up medical and nursing staff to see more patients with an assurance all patients are going to get the correct medications.<\/p>\n

Derek introduced a plan to provide clinical pharmacy in the ward, which aims to take the pharmacist to the patient to assist the doctors and nurses.<\/p>\n

“The pharmacy service has now established itself as something that is very useful,” Derek said.<\/p>\n

“The pharmacist will record a patient history and then provide a medication action plan. This assists the doctors and nurses in terms of getting the right medication to the right person at the right time.”<\/p>\n

Patients are assured of a very high degree of safety when dealing directly with the pharmacists.<\/p>\n

Pharmacists working in the Emergency Department (ED) play a particularly intricate role when patients are presenting off the street or are brought in by ambulance. Redcliffe Hospital was the first in Queensland to introduce a full seven-day pharmacy service to the ED.<\/p>\n

“Pharmacists in the Emergency Department will take a full medication history to get a current picture of all the medications a patient is taking,” Derek said.<\/p>\n

“Often the pharmacist will notice any contraindications involving the drugs currently being taken or likely to be prescribed during the Emergency Department presentation.”<\/p>\n

“This ensures the patient is safe, is receiving the most appropriate medication and is receiving it in a timely manner. The pharmacist will also give advice on dosage, availability of medications and has a clear understanding of all available medications, particularly with a plethora of new drugs available in the marketplace.”<\/p>\n

“Pharmacists\u2019 major focus in the hospital setting is concentrated on the judicious use of medicines and managing overuse, particularly of antibiotics.”<\/p>\n

“We are concentrating on antimicrobial stewardship at the moment and have just recently appointed staff to promote judicious prescribing of antibiotics.”<\/p>\n

“Now, the majority of our population is ready to accept that they need to know what they are taking, to know the side effects and be responsible with their medications.”<\/p>\n

“As time goes on we\u2019ll find there will be less dependence on a pill to cure problems and we will be looking at the psychological aspects and other means of treating conditions.”<\/p>\n<\/div>

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