Pharmacy

Welcome to the Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust Pharmacy Department. This site has been designed to provide you with information about the Pharmacy Department, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, current vacancies within the Pharmacy Department with some useful links.

The pharmacy department at Nottingham University Hospitals covers both the Queens's Medical Centre Campus and Nottingham City Campus and provides a service to wards and departments throughout the hospitals, to University Departments, other Trusts in Nottingham, other Trusts in the UK, local community pharmacies, the pharmaceutical industry and purchasers from outside the UK.

The department comprises:

• Central pharmacy stores
• Out patients dispensaries
• Inpatient specialised ward dispensaries
• Medicines Information Service
• Clinical Trials Area
• Sterile production unit
• Non-sterile manufacturing unit
• Pharmacy Packing Unit
• Pharmacy shop
• Clinical offices including management, training and clerical functions.
  

Our 24 hour service includes

In-patient, out-patient and take home dispensing

Preparation of sterile products, both aseptically prepared and terminally sterilised including TPN, cytotoxic drugs, intravenous additives and many other products prepared for individual patients or in bulk.

Preparation of non-sterile products both extemporaneously for individuals or in bulk, including ointments, creams, suppositories, powders, solutions and suspensions

Procurement of drugs, dressings, fluids and other ward and departments stock

Clinical pharmacy to wards

Medicine information enquiry answering, with access to major medical and pharmaceutical databases

Formulary maintenance and development, including guidelines/protocols.

Clinical trials support and monitoring

Support to Therapeutics Committee in terms of formulary, clinical guideline development and drug usage review.

Financial management information on drug usage and trends to guide Directorates and service development.



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