Besides commercial recommendations, I think the selection must be based on
several factors, including the kind of the hospital ward. So, the ICU is
not the same that urology, and surgery is different from pediatrics, for
example. At our 500-bed hospital we have since more than 10 years a
computer-based UD system centralised in the Pharmacy. However, since three
years, we have implemented five semi-automated systems (Suremed); 2 in ICU,
2 in the operating room and 1 in the emmergence room. So, we haved
implemented both systems in different scenarios, and I think the idea is
not bad. Flexibility is the word.
Juan Pablo Ordovas Baines
Pharmacy Service
Hospital Universitario Dr. Peset
Valencia (Spain)
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Desde: Felice Cino Musicco[SMTP:fmusic@micanet.it]
Enviado el: domingo 31 de enero de 1999 11:23
Para: PharmCare
Asunto: "unit dose" drug distribution systems
In Italy "unit dose" drug distribution systems are still not widely in use.
I'd like to know if, based on your experience, is it a better choice an
automated computer system that assemble the drugs into their doses and
quantities, or just a PC system that deliver the drug orders from the wards
to the hospital pharmacy. That's for a 350 beds acute care hospital. Does
anyone knows cost-utilities study about this problem? How many pharmacists
are necessary for implementing "unit dose" systems in both cases?
thank you
regards
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Felice Cino Musicco
Hospital pharmacist
Military Hospital
Rome - Italy
+39 06 70196070
+39 06 6554944
email: fmusic@micanet.it
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fmusic@micanet.it
Military Hospital Rome
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