Floor Stock Medication Guidelines

Certain elements of these guidelines may be applicable to other health care settings or may be useful in evaluating the scope and quality of pharmacy services.

Floor stock medication guidelines.

A charge floor stock drugs b non charge floor stock drugs. General pharmacy policies b. Traditional floor stock systems have included storage rooms filled with bulk ordered inventory drug cabinets with an inventory of one to several days worth of drugs and drug carts loaded by pharmacists each day with a day s worth of medications according to the canadian journal of hospital pharmacy. D any medications returned by ambulatory patients e improperly stored medications f any open or used i v.

Perform failure mode and effects analysis fmea. Medications should be routinely reviewed and adjusted based on medication prescribing patterns utilization and specific unit needs taking into account typical patient ages and diagnoses. B dispensing of non charge floor stock drugs these are medicaments placed at the nursing station for the use of all patients on the floor drug basket method 15. Mobile dispensary unit it is a specially constructed stainless steel truck it measures 60 inches high 48 inches wide and 25 inches deep 16.

One reader asked about a nurse s responsibilities when drawing up an injectible medication but not administering it and specifically wanted to know about the documentation duties affiliated with the draw up. Drugs on the nursing station or ward may be divided in to. Guidelines for more detailed descriptions. Elements of care the mission of pharmacists is to help people make the best use of medications 1 therefore pharmacists shall be.

Products with abbreviated discard dates a. Products with established discard dates on manufacturer s packaging see page 20 18 20 19 6. Inventory all concentrated electrolytes in the organization and perform an fmea. Floor stock emergency trolleys medication ii.

Ward unit inspection 2 1 unit dose system all medications dispensed to patients in the wards should be kept in individually labelled drawers or trays in the medication trolleys for patients. Conduct regular rounds at affiliated outpatient facilities and on inpatient units to verify floor stock and ensure safe storage of medications. Supply for psychotropic medicines iv. 2 complete floor stock system.

Supplies for discharged patients v. Nurses reach out to me regularly with questions concerning medication administration and preparation. Admixtures g any opened liquid medications 10 ward stock medications the pharmacy shall establish a list of ward stock medications for each ward and that list shall be reviewed on an annual basis by the pharmacy department. Be sure to evaluate the look alike potential of product containers.

Under this system the drugs are given to the patient through the nursing station and the pharmacy supplies from the drug store of a hospital.