The pharmacy is 6,000 square feet with a class 100 clean room for compounding and an area for counseling. The pharmacy is patient-oriented. A pharmacist receives the prescription from the patient, and technicians fill it. This allows the pharmacist time to counsel the patient and address specific needs and problems. The pharmacist then gives the filled prescription to the patient and verifies that the medication is correct.
Pharmacists do extensive compounding.
They prepare a variety of items such as ketoprofen gel, home IV preparations and nebulizer solutions. They serve 130 nebulizer patients and compound 15 different preparations. Mr. McCoy described preparing one formulation of ipratropium bromide, albuterol, and acetylcysteine in a single vial to shorten the nebulization time. Much of their compounding is performed in a class 100 clean room. In addition to nebulization formulations, the pharmacists also serve asthma patients by helping monitor their condition.