UCSF Health is opening retail pharmacies at its Mission Bay and Parnassus campuses to complement the health system’s comprehensive and accessible medical services. The new pharmacy builds on UCSF Health’s history of innovative clinical pharmacy care and is integrated with medical records, providing seamless care for UCSF patients and providing access to people who live and work in San Francisco. Provides convenience.
UCSF Health Mission Bay Pharmacy opens on October 1st. UCSF Health Parnassus Pharmacy opens on October 29th. Both are open to the general public, accept most insurances, and offer pick-up, mail order, and home delivery fulfillment services. They will soon offer vaccinations and are also developing other clinical programs, including long-acting injectable medications, smoking cessation, and hormonal contraceptive services, among others.
“Having access to outpatient pharmacy for our patients, employees, students, and faculty is critical,” said Desi Kotis, Pharm.D., chief pharmacy officer at UCSF Health and associate dean for clinical affairs at the UCSF School of Pharmacy. He said: “Most drugs in the pharmaceutical development pipeline will be self-administered, so access to medicines is key to the future. Providing care to our communities, especially our most vulnerable, is an important part of our It is core to the mission of pharmaceutical companies.”
Staff at the newly opened Mission Bay Pharmacy celebrate the grand opening.
Seamless care with UCSF Health hospitals and clinics
The new pharmacy will be fully integrated with UCSF Health’s electronic health record (EHR) system, giving pharmacists access to patient test results and diagnoses. Access to the EHR allows pharmacists to assess drug interactions, ensure optimal dosing based on organ function, such as kidney function, and communicate this directly to physicians. Pharmacists will also be able to work with healthcare providers to optimize patients’ medications and manage medications for conditions such as high blood pressure and diabetes.
“Patients shouldn’t have to figure out who to call about their medications and health care on their own,” says PharmD, MBA, chief pharmacy officer at UCSF Health and associate dean of the UCSF School of Pharmacy. Noel Chapman said. “At pharmacies, we want to be a source of information about patient care. Patients often have questions about drug side effects, pricing, and other issues, and we know we can get those answers at the pharmacy.” We want to be a reliable source of information.”
For added convenience, UCSF Health patients can receive prescriptions at their bedside upon discharge or after an appointment in the clinic. For example, if a patient at UCSF Health’s Mission Bay or Parnassus campuses is diagnosed with diabetes, they can receive medication and guidance from a pharmacist as part of their discharge plan.
Outpatient pharmacies also provide compounding services, allowing pharmacists to compound medications that are not commercially available. This is especially important for ophthalmological patients who require compounded eye drops, as well as when preparing suspensions and solutions, which are required by some pediatric patients.
History of integration of clinical pharmacy and inpatient medicine
The pharmacy continues UCSF’s tradition of innovation in clinical pharmacy. Starting in 1966, UCSF Health was one of the first hospitals in the United States to include pharmacists as part of the care team. UCSF’s 9th Floor Pharmacy Project is a hospital floor-based pharmaceutical service designed to maximize patient safety by making pharmacists responsible for all stages of drug distribution except dispensing medications to patients. It started with the development of. In addition, pharmacists served as a reliable source of drug information and conducted surveys with nurses and doctors to evaluate pharmacy services.
By 1968, the pharmacist’s role included supervising technicians filling unit dose orders, preparing IV additives, participating in education and rounds, answering code blue telephone calls, and requesting drug information from staff and attending physicians. This now includes responses to complaints, guidance for nursing staff, etc. Pharmacy students and residents. The efforts of the 9th Floor Pharmacy Project later influenced the curriculum of the UCSF School of Pharmacy.
“At UCSF Health, the practice of pharmacy is interdisciplinary, whether in an acute care setting, an outpatient clinic setting, or now our outpatient pharmacy,” said Associate Chief Pharmacy Officer for Clinical Innovation and Education. says Dr. Lisa Clune. Research at UCSF Health and Thomas A. Oliver Professor of Clinical Pharmacy in the UCSF School of Pharmacy. “We want to acquaint our students with this approach so they can continue to be leaders in the field of pharmacy and further innovate in the outpatient pharmacy setting.”
In the coming years, UCSF pharmacy students will be able to complete a portion of their training in outpatient pharmacy. Their training includes being part of a multidisciplinary, multidisciplinary team with the ability to provide patient-centered care.
new place
Mission Bay: Opens October 1st
Parnassus: Opens October 29th.
Both locations are open to the general public and accept most insurance plans.
delivery service
Prescription delivery services include pick-up, mail order, and home delivery.
More convenience
UCSF Health patients can receive their prescriptions directly at their bedside upon discharge or at their after-care appointment.
