definition
a medication order written by a physician on admission of a patient to the hospital; may or may not include a medication order
admitting order
a list of approved medications for used within the hospital; this list is approved by the P&T Committee
drug formulary
a patient’s medications brought from home to continue use while in hospital
home medications
an independent governing body that sets standards for quality patient care and safety in hospitals and other healthcare facilities; this organization is responsible for the accreditation of hospitals
the joint commission
a committee of the hospital thaat reviews, approves andd revises the hospital’s formulary of drugs and mainttainss the drug use policies of the hospital
pharmacy and therapeutics (P&T) committee
mobile and secured cart that houses the automated medication dispensing system for floor stock on each nursing unit automated
automated medication dispensing system (AMDS)
computerized health information record to share patient information among authorized healthcare providers to better coordinate health care
electronic health record (EHR)
a committee of the hospital that ensures that appropriate protection if provided to patients using investigational drugs; sometimes referred to as the Human Use Committee
institutional review board (IRB)
a hard copy or digital legal document that contains the clinical information that a hospital collects in-house and consists of patients identifying demographics, hospital room numbers, physician notes, problem list, medication orders and lists, nursing assessments, and discharge
medical chart
an area of the inpatient pharmacy that houses frequently prescribed formulary drugs in commercially available unit dose packaging, thus allowing efficient medication carry filling by more than one technician
pick station
a daily printout of all patient profiles
cart fill list
an online record that documents the administration time of each drug to each patient by a nurse using barcode technology
eMAR
documentation by the nurse upon admission to the hospital
intake record
a prescription written in the hospital setting
medication order
an online or written, step-by-step set of instructions for pharmacists and technicians alike on all operations within the pharmacy department
policy and procedures manual
also known as the Pharmacist in Charge (PIC) the chief executive officer of the hospital pharmacy department
director of pharmacy
medications stocked in a secured area at each nursing patient care station or floor
floor stock
a centralized pharmacy service that prepares IV, TPM, and hazardous preparations in a sterile, cleanroom work environment
IV admixture service
a drug not included on the hospital’s drug formulary
nonformulary drug
a system of procedures, activities, feedback, and oversight that ensures that operational and quality standards that are consistently met
quality assurance (QA)
an order written by a physician that provides take-home instructions, including prescribed medications and doses, for a discharged patient
discharge order
a speciality pharmacy set up particularly to serve home healthcare dispensing
home infusion pharmacy
a drug used in clinical trials that has not yet been approved by the FDA for use in the general population, ot a drug used for non-approved indications
investigational drug
the minimum restock and maximum reorder levels for each drug on each nursing unit
par levels
a medication order that is to be filled and sent to the patient care unit immediately
STAT order