hospital pharmacy

Inpatient drug source

A hospital pharmacy is the department within a hospital that stores, prepares, and dispenses medications for inpatients and sometimes outpatients.

Unlike retail pharmacies, hospital pharmacies handle specialized compounding, intravenous preparations, and controlled substances for clinical units: The hospital pharmacy prepared the chemotherapy doses.

Hospital pharmacists also advise medical staff on drug interactions and dosing.

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pharmacokinetics · clinical trials · controlled substances · personalized medicine · night shift

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hospital pharmacyretail pharmacy

Consumer medication dispensary

community pharmacy · mail-order pharmacy · online pharmacy · compounding pharmacy

business model

hospital pharmacyCVS

Major American drugstore chain

Walgreens · Rite Aid

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