Can they just order them straight in from the place that makes them, or do they have to get them through the pharmacy?
2007-11-09 12:15:56 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
Hospitals get their medications from wholesellers like Cardinal. Only for a handful of medications are drugs directly brought from their manufacturer.
2007-11-10 01:20:56 · answer #1 · answered by Lea 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They often have contracts with huge medical distributors (Like Moore Medical or PSS) which carry supplies, etc as well as large quantity meds. These are contracts that the hospitals put out to bid, and generally there are multiple contracts--hospitals use quite a lot of stuff.
2007-11-09 20:20:58 · answer #2 · answered by Diane A 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
hospitals have an inhouse pharmacy for patients admitted. they also have what they call a pyxis machine at every nurses station. this machine carries a vast amount of drugs used on that floor so nurses can retrieve medication in a short amount of time. any drug not in this machine is then sent from the inhouse pharmacy.
2007-11-09 21:15:33 · answer #3 · answered by foofy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They have to order them through the pharmaceutical company.
2007-11-09 20:18:39 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋