Acquisition of medical supplies and consumables Maximum THREE brands are made available The brands are selected on the basis of Quality, Cost, Supply, Availability and Service by the vendor List of Medical…
Category: Management of Medication
Implantable Prosthesis And Medical Devices
The hospital has developed policies and medical devices procedures governing the procurement and usage of implantable prosthesis. Relevant, sufficient and scientific data before selection. International guidelines – FDA (US) or National guidelines…
Self Administration Of Medicine
Inpatients are not allowed to administer or consume drug by themselves or by relatives. For any case of acute long-standing diseases such as diabetes where the patient is on self-administered medicine injectable…
Medication Administration
Medications are administered by Registered Nurses, Onco Nurse (Chemo drugs) and doctors only. All prepared medications are labelled with details like date, time and dosage of preparation to ensure complete identification and…
Look Alike And Sound Alike Drugs
The objective of LASA policy is to provide a guideline on medicine which are similar in look (look-alike) and similar in pronunciation (sound-alike) to prevent an error like near-miss, adverse and sentinel…
High Risk Medicines
Definition High-Risk Medications (HRM) can be defined as those which have a heightened risk of causing significant or catastrophic harm when used in error. Types of high-risk medications This includes: 1) Medicines…
Food Drug Interaction
Hospitals need this policy to ensure that patients and their families are educated about safe and effective use of medication and about potential food- drug interactions. The Nursing, Pharmacy Department and the…
Adverse Drug Reaction
Adverse Drug Event includes all medication errors and adverse drug reactions. A Medication Error is any preventable event that may cause or lead to inappropriate medication use or patient harm. A Reportable…
Medication Recall
In case of any notification by the Government Authority, the same shall be received and checked by the pharmacist. In case any of the drugs which are stocked in pharmacy is listed…
Labelling Of Drugs
It is the policy of this hospital that all drugs and medications maintained in the hospital is properly labelled. Drugs labels must be legible, clear and consistent at all times. Any drug…