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24 hours or Extended Pharmacy Service6.15The working party has acknowledged the need to provide a 24-hour or at least an extendedpharmacy service in acute general hospitals. A number of problems were identified in thein-patient drug administrati<strong>on</strong> procedure arising from the limitati<strong>on</strong>s in pharmacy servicehours.It is str<strong>on</strong>gly recommended that a 24 hours or at least an extended pharmacy servicebe introduced in acute general hospitals when manpower and other resources areavailable.Aseptic Dispensing Services6.16Pharmacies are recommended to prepare and dispense medicati<strong>on</strong>s in the most ready-toadministerform in order to minimize the opportunities for errors. Aseptic dispensingservices, such as TPN, cytotoxic and central intravenous admixture services, arerecognized as important pharmacy services to improve efficiency and accuracy throughstandardizati<strong>on</strong> and specializati<strong>on</strong>.It is recommended that the provisi<strong>on</strong> of Aseptic Dispensing Services by thepharmacy be extended to or through clustering of service by the acute generalhospitals.Clinical Pharmacy Service6.17The importance of the Clinical Pharmacy Service and the benefits of Satellite PharmacyServices and Compliance and Refill Clinics have already been discussed in paragraphs4.54, 4.55, 4.56 and 4.57. A Clinical Pharmacy Service can undertake risk managementstudies, improve safety and quality as well as reducing the chances for medicati<strong>on</strong> errorsand enhancing a multi-disciplinary approach.It is recommended that priority be given to establishing Clinical Pharmacy Servicesin acute hospitals.48

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