Pharmaceutical Services

Pharmaceutical Services 1. Hospices must provide for the pharmaceutical needs of the patient as related to the terminal diagnosis. 2. The agency shall institute procedures which protect the patient from medication errors. 3. The Agency shall provide verbal and written instruction to patient and family regarding the administration of their medications, as indicated. 4. Drugs and treatments are administered by agency staff as ordered by the physician. 5. The hospice must ensure appropriate monitoring and supervision of pharmaceutical services and have written policies and procedures governing prescribing, dispensing, administering, controlling, storing and disposing of all biologicals and drugs in compliance with applicable laws and regulations. 6. The hospice must ensure timely pharmaceutical services on a 24 hour a day/seven day a week basis that include provision of drugs, biologicals and infusion services which are consistent with patient’s individual drug profile. 7. The hospice must provide the IDT and the patient/family with coordinated information and instructions about individual drug profiles.