Supply of Injectable Drugs for Individual Patients Using the Prescription Entry System. (2). Evaluation of Supply of Injectable Drugs for Individual Patients.

The supply of injectable drugs for individual patients using the prescription order entry system was started from Apr. of 1995 at Kanazawa University Hospital. The injectable drugs for individual patient are set up by pharmacists into each compartment of the kart (Ordering Kart: Sakase Corporation), and then are carried by nursing assistants to the respective clinical areas.The characteristics of this supply method are [1] it is set up by 4 pharmacists on a daily schedule (8: 30 am-3: 30 pm), [2] injectable drugs for emergency are louded in a special compartment of the carrying kart, and [3] are set up for prescription entry by the physicians within 24 hours. As a result, it is thus possible to check the prescription (dosage, route, incompatibility and stability), to reduce the stock of injectable drugs in the ward while, in addition, manpower for both the nursing and medical office personnel can be reduced.