The Pharmaceutical Services Policy and Procedure Manual covers every function of your Pharmacy Department, including selection, procurement, storage, preparation and dispensing. This comprehensive manual includes over 225 comprehensive policies, procedures and forms in an easy-to-customize Word format that meet The Joint Commission's latest standards.

The Pharmaceutical Services Policy and Procedure Manual addresses all of the frequently cited Joint Commission requirements, including: patient information for medication dispensing and administration, formulary, drug procurement and inventory, disposal of controlled substance patches, concentrated electrolyte solutions, prescribing and ordering, medication orders, pharmacist order verification, after hours access to medications, therapeutic drug monitoring, adverse drug reactions, medication management program, performance improvement, infection control, safety and much more!

Don't let your Pharmaceutical Services Department be without this valuable Joint Commission compliance resource!

Hot Topics covered in the Pharmaceutical Services Policy and Procedure Manual include:

• Pharmaceutical Waste Management Program
• Pharmacy Essentials of Patient Information for Medication Dispensing and Administration
• Medication Reconciliation/Verification
• High Alert Medication Management
• Look-Alike, Sound-Alike Medication Management
• Investigational Drugs
• Drug Formulary
• Controlled Drug Management
• Automated Dispensing Machine Policies
• Prescribing/Ordering
• Documentation and the Use of Abbreviations, Acronyms and Symbols
• Standing Orders
• Automatic Stop Orders
• Titrating and Tapering of Medications
• Telephone, Verbal and Written Orders for Medication
• Labeling Standards
• Medication and Solution Administration in the OR
• Medication Recall
• Patient Identification
• Medication Administration
• Safe Medication Practices
• Decreasing Medication Errors
• Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting
• Medication Errors
• Performance Improvement Plan and Measures
• Job Descriptions and Competencies
• Departmental Safety
• Documentation

... and much more!