DISPENSING

Southern Isabela General Hospital

Interview
1. 4 Ways of Dispensing Drugs
The four ways of dispensing drugs are:

Individual Prescription Order

Floorstock system
Combined Individual prescription order and Floorstock system
Unit Dose Drug Distribution System

2. What are the drugs included in the emergency cart?

The drugs included in the emergency cart are:

Epinephrine
Norepinephrine
Clonidine
Dobutamine
Dopamine
Nicardipine
Diazepam
Lidocaine
Atropine
Aminophylline

Theophylline
Salbutamol
Magnesium sulfate
D50W
Calcium gluconate
Dexamethasone
Vitamin K
Digoxin ampule
Budesonide

3. The drug distribution system that the institution is using is:

Floor stock system Operating and Delivery Room
Individual prescription system
Unit Dose Drug Distribution System
4. The common problems that they encounter in dispensing drugs
According to Stephen Rae G. Fontanilla, Pharm D., the system is not fully
automated. They are using the semi-automated system.
5. How do they counsel patients?
The pharmacists always take the initiative to counsel their patients, both inpatient and out-patient. In addition, they believe that it is their duty to go beyond
drugsto inform and counsel the patients not only about their medications, but
also about the non-drug aspects such as the lifestyle of the patients. The duration,
frequency, interactions and other information about the patients medications are
being provided in the counseling.

For example, in terms of antibiotics, they always point out to the patients that they
should complete the duration of therapy.