What it means
Pharmacists check orders for the right drug, dose, interactions and allergies, prepare and dispense medicines, and teach clients. In hospitals they help with dosing of drugs such as anticoagulants and antibiotics and with medication reconciliationmed-ih-KAY-shun rek-un-sil-ee-AY-shunComparing a client's full list of current medicines with new orders at each change in care, to find and fix differences.Full entry . They are a key resource when a nurse has a question about a drug.
For the nurse
Call the pharmacist about compatibility of IV drugs, whether a tablet can be crushed, how to give a drug through a feeding tube, or any unclear order.
At a glance
| Spanish | farmacéutico |
|---|---|
| Also written | pharmacists |
Related terms
medication reconciliation
Comparing a client's full list of current medicines with new orders at each change in care, to find and fix differences.
medication error
A preventable mistake at any step of prescribing, preparing, giving or monitoring a medicine, whether or not it causes harm.