Assistance to patients with follow-up after seeing the doctor, such as test results, insurance, etc. Communications with Japanese community and companies. The Pharmacy at Hong Kong Adventist Hospital provides a full range of pharmacy services. High pharmacist to hospital bed ratio indicates the hospital's dedication in providing its patients the best pharmaceutical care. In addition, to the physical distribution of medications, our pharmacists exercise professional judgements on drug selection, dosage, drug therapy monitoring and the provision of drug related information and counseling.
Quality is one of our main criteria when it becomes to drug product selection.
The pharmacy currently stocks over two thousand drug items for our patients. In the early eighties, we have started computerized drug labeling which include drug name, quantity and other pertinent information to the label. In 1983, Unit Dose Drug Distribution system was adopted for Inpatient dispensing. This system provides the backbone for our pharmacists to follow drug treatment from beginning to end and enables them to participate in clinical services. This ensures Right drug to be given to the Right patient at the Right dose and at the Right time via the Right route of administration.