News from Home Pharmacy

Home Pharmacy wants us to know that we can control the time our patients go home. Really.

• Any medication orders faxed and received by noon at Home Pharmacy can be delivered to E1 that same day at 16:30.
• Orders faxed to Home Pharmacy between noon and 14:00 have to be followed up with a phone call so Home Pharmacy can determine if there is staff available to process the orders.
• Orders faxed between 14:00 and 16:00 will be delivered to E1 the next day at 11:30.
• Orders faxed after 16:00 will be delivered the next day at 16:30.

For Auto transplant patients: Get discharge orders on the day of transplant (day before discharge). Assess fluid intake since most patients will need 1L of IV fluids a day on top of their heparin drip. It's always a good idea to check with the caregivers to make them available for Home Pharmacy teaching.

For Allo patients: Notify Home Pharmacy as soon as discharge date is set. They more likely will be discharged with immunosuppressant IV drugs. The same rule applies about caregivers. Notify them to come for teaching about the ambulatory pump use.

Home Pharmacy is open M-F 9:00 to 17:00 with a pharmacist on call through the pager 17563.
The on-call pharmacy for the weekend can be reached at (650) 725-5087.