Pharmacy Archive — Page 3 of 3

A pharmacist in a white coat discusses medications with a couple beside a hospital bed; one parent holds their newborn baby.
February 25, 2016

Project brings discharge medications to patients’ bedsides

At Vanderbilt University Hospital, on a pilot basis, pharmacists have begun delivering discharge prescriptions and counseling to patients at the bedside prior to discharge.

By Paul Govern
Blue Medsafe collection box labeled “UNUSED MEDICATION DISPOSAL,” with instructions and a downward arrow, positioned inside a pharmacy beside shelves of medication bottles.
February 4, 2016

Medication disposal service debuts at VUMC pharmacies

Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) recently began offering patients an option for safely disposing expired and unwanted medicines — a service made possible by a change in state law.

By Tom Wilemon
White pills scattered on a surface beside an overturned amber prescription bottle with more pills spilling from its opening.
September 4, 2014

Outpatient pharmacy debuts online refills

The Vanderbilt Outpatient Pharmacy has launched a website to allow current customers to request refills online.

By Vanderbilt Health News
Open orange prescription bottle lying on its side with numerous green-and-white capsules spilled onto a white surface.
September 4, 2014

Outpatient Pharmacy debuts online refills

The Vanderbilt Outpatient Pharmacy has launched a website to allow current customers of the pharmacy to request refills online.

By Vanderbilt Health News
Interior entrance to an outpatient pharmacy, with large “PHARMACY” signs above and beside the dispensing counter.
August 21, 2014

Pharmacy’s targeted initiatives lead to lower drug expenses

Vanderbilt University Hospital’s pharmacy is attracting national attention for reducing its inpatient pharmacy drug expenses 6.4 percent in a 12-month period, despite an increase in patient volume.

By Matt Batcheldor
A worker in sterile protective clothing operates equipment in a hospital pharmacy clean room, with two enclosed robotic medication-dispensing units and touchscreen controls visible.
May 22, 2014

Robotic system to enhance Children’s Hospital pharmacy

The Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt will begin using a new state-of-the-art automated robotic system in June to prepare intravenous and single-use syringe medications for inpatients, making it the first children’s hospital in Tennessee to implement the technology.

By Christina Echegaray