Pharmacy Department

The Pharmacy Department provides effective and

efficient pharmaceutical care for the clients of the hospital. The department is made up of
four(4) sections namely, the Production unit, Preparation unit, Drug Procurement and
Inventory Management unit and General Dispensing unit.

The production unit is meant for the production of infusions and simple injections such as
MgS04, KCL, etc. The deparment's preparation unit holds the task for Extemporaneous
Preps, ointments and lotions. The staff strength of the department stands at 14 personel
made up of three (3) Pharmacists, six(6) Dispensing Technologists and five (5) Dispensing
Assistants.

The operations of the Pharmacy Department cut accross all types of classes of Drugs
culminating in not less than 300 diffirent drugs in stock. Quality Assurance Survey results
have constantly indicated that the department satisfied not less than 98% of its numerous
clients of their drug requirements or pharmaceutical care needs.

The Pharmacy Department contributes about 50% of the hospital's total internally generated
funds. The contribution from the department is about 1.5 billion cedis quarterly. Currently,
about 60% of the department's income is from insured patients.

Pharmacy
What we do
We purchase, supply and dispense medicines for the hospital. We provide
chemotherapy for patients, prepared on an individual basis in our Aseptic
Compounding Unit. Our clinical pharmacists monitor prescriptions and provide
advice & medicine information to medical, nursing colleagues and our patients. Our
overall aim is to ensure safe, effective and economical use of medicines for our
patients and support education, training and research.
Pharmacy Department
The Pharmacy Department provides a comprehensive range of pharmaceutical
services to patients and staff in SVUH. Our principal objective is to provide
patient-focused pharmaceutical care in order to achieve definite outcomes that
improve patients’ quality of life. The pharmacy service has developed over the
last ten years, reflecting international developments in pharmacy practice, and
in response to the needs of this organisation. The department has a skill mix of
pharmacists, pharmaceutical technicians, pharmacy aides, administrative staff
and porters.

SVUH is a teaching hospital affiliated to University College Dublin. There is a

strong commitment to research and education within the hospital. Pharmacists
and technicians are involved in supporting ongoing research projects, in
particular clinical research in oncology. Pharmacists are also involved in providing
lectures, presentations and workshops for undergraduate and postgraduate
healthcare personnel in SVUH, in clinical training of undergraduate pharmacy
students, Higher Diplomas for Nursing, MSc in Clinical Pharmacy (University of
Aberdeen) and in the MSc in Hospital Pharmacy in Trinity College Dublin.

The main strands of the pharmacy service are:

Dispensary service

This incorporates medicines procurement and management, distribution of

medicines to clinical areas, non-aseptic (extemporaneous) compounding and
dispensing services for patients on discharge and for outpatients.

Clinical service

A clinical pharmacy service is provided throughout the hospital. Clinical

pharmacists have a key role in monitoring and reviewing patients and
prescriptions, providing medication counselling and liaising with community
pharmacists to ensure seamless pharmaceutical care. Clinical pharmacists work
closely with other members of multi-disciplinary teams to ensure that patients
receive optimal pharmaceutical care while they are attending the hospital.
Medicines Information (MI)

The Medicines Information service (MI) strives to optimise patient care through
the provision of accurate, up-to-date, unbiased information on medication use to
health care professionals within the organisation. MI can be contacted via
telephone on ext. 4139, via your clinical pharmacist or technician. The MI service
is open for enquiries during pharmacy hours.

Aseptic service

SVUH has a busy oncology /haematology service. The pharmacy has a state of
the art Aseptic Unit (ASU) where all the chemotherapy for patients in the hospital
is prepared under sterile conditions. The ASU is also involved in the preparation
of products for ENT, transplant patients, Interventional Radiology, Urology and
other customers.

Opening hours: 08.30 – 17.00 hours Monday – Friday

Telephone extensions / Fax numbers

 Dispensary service: 4518

 Medicines Information: 4139/3696
 Clinical Pharmacy Manager: 3510
 Aseptic service: 4824
 Chief Pharmacist: 4823
 Administrative Assistant: 4738
 Fax - main department: 01-2213790
 Fax - aseptic unit: 01-2601260