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Little Company of Mary offers round-the-clock clinical pharmacy services for our inpatient population, as well as prescription-filling services as a convenience for our patients being discharged. A pharmacist is on duty 24 hours a day to screen and review inpatient medications and counsel inpatients and those being discharged on topics regarding their drug therapies, including:
Patient Medication Information sheets are also distributed with each new prescription, providing detailed information for consumers regarding their medications, including how the drug works, side effects, and other drugs, food and drinks to avoid while taking the prescription. Understanding prescriptions and over-the-counter medications is the key to their safe, effective and appropriate use. Recognizing this, and in keeping with our mission, Little Company of Mary strives to offer education for the community regarding pharmaceutical care. Our physicians and pharmacists provide lectures and programs on the many aspects of pharmaceutical care. In addition we offer: “Ask Your Pharmacist” - Pharmacists participate in local health fairs and events by furnishing a booth that provides one-on-one question and answer sessions, along with information about the latest drug therapies available for treating specific diseases and topics of general interest. |
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