HOSPIT

AL
INTERNS
HIP

Hospital

n
a
Pharmacy
d
D E P A R T M E N T

USTH
University of Santo Tomas Hospital
Espaa Boulevard, Manila, Philippines
1015

B
F

H IS TORY

SAN JUAN DE DIOS

HOSPITAL

The precursor of USTH. Founded in 1577 by Fray Juan Clemente, Franciscan lay
brother. Located in Intramuros. Medical students of UST trained in San Juan de
Dios until the second world war.

SANTO TOMAS UNIVERSITY

HOSPITAL

est.

1945
1946

CHARITY HOSPITAL

PAY HOSPITAL

DR. CLEMENTE
CALMA
DR. FELIX

ESTRADA
DR. GERONIMO
TIANGCO
DR. BELEN ESPINO
RAMON FRAUNDORFF

FOUNDERS OF

DOMINICAN
DR. ERNESTO MEDINAFRIARS
CUE

Classification

o
Hospital
f

T Y P E
V I C E

O F

S E R

General
Hospital
Nongovernment
T Y P E

O F

W N E R S H I P

MEDIUM
B E D
T Y

C A P A C I

( below 500 beds )

USTH currently maintains 460 dedicated beds for charity or clinical patients. These are financially
sustained by just 352 private patient beds, of which the resulting revenues support and delimit the
extent of charity to the sick and poor in the clinical or charity beds

SHORT TERM

L E N G T H O F S T A
Y
Not beyond 30 days of stay in the
hospital
A short term hospital has the facilities, medical
staff and all necessary personnel to provide
diagnosis, care and treatment of a wide range of
acute conditions, including injuries.

ANCILLAR
Y
SERVICE

CAPABILITY

Ancillary services refer to the health care

services provided exclusive of room and board.

PHARMAC
Y
DEPARTME
NT

23

Pharmacists
1 Chief Pharmacist. 2 Supervisor
Pharmacists. 4 Senior Pharmacists. 16

Non-pharmacists

LIST OF
SERVICES

Dispensing Service, Clinical Pharmacy Service, Computer

Service

DISPENSING
SERVICES

Dispensing of drugs and medical supplies to outpatients with the Pharmacist

exercising his knowledge/understanding, judgment, skills, controls, and ethics.

In Patient dispensing of drugs (over the counter,

prescription, controlled,regulated dangerous) and medical
supplies to in patients for all orders of standing order
medications, stat orders, PRN orders, bulk preparations, IV
fluids

CLINICAL PHARMACY
SERVICES

Involvement of the pharmacist in the patient's area where they

participate professionally with the patient care team i.e, doctors, nurses,
etc.
These services include: Unit Dose Drug Distribution System & IV Admixture
Program

COMPUTER
SERVICES

Charging and posting of bills, inventory,

etc.
Discounted patients (physicians, HIKA members, DC
members,
HAPLOS, and Senior Citizens), Ambulatory patients, Inpatients

D D
D S

Unit Dose Drug Distribution System

T Y P E O F D R U G D I S T R I B U T I O N S Y
S aT pharmacy
E M
coordinated system of dispensing & controlling medications wherein
medications are dispensed in a ready to administer form as much as possible. No more
than 24 hours supply of doses is delivered or available at a time, and a patient drug profile
is maintained.

ARRANGEMENT OF STOCKS IN SHELVES

Drugs are arranged in alphabetical order
Drugs in shelves are grouped by their respective classifications

FACILITIES

INSIDE THE PHARMACY

STERILE ROOM
Compounding of chemotherapeutic preparations

COMPOUNDING AREA
For compounding LCDs, paper tabs, mouthwashes, etc.

TPN ROOM
For compounding total parenteral nutrition
preparations

STOCK ROOM

For keeping all inventories at appropriate stock holding levels

UTILITY ROOM
For storing cleaning materials and
equipment

Drug

Distribution
System

PHARMACY TECHNICIANS
PHARMACISTS
AND NURSES
healthcare professionals involved in drug distribution

FLOW OF DRUG DISTRIBUTION PROCESS

Clinical pharmacists are responsible for
all succeeding medications good for 24
hours

Doctors order that

drug prescriptions be
given to their patients
Nurses then transcribe
orders on physical
order sheet

Nurse aids deliver

orders written on
patients drug request
form (PDRF) to the
Pharmacy
Pharmacists dispense
the drug

PRESCRIBING SYSTEM

Doctors are the ones who prescribe medicines to their

patients

DISPENSING SYSTEM
Pharmacists manually dispense medicines to
patients. No automated dispensing devices
involved

ADMINISTRATION SYSTEM

Nurses manually administer/give drugs to patients. No

automated administering devices involved

Training young men and women in the medical arts and science, through clinical exposure and
research, and ultimately molds them towards the professional care of patients, with compassion and
love.

Reporters:
Grande, Ma. Clarmina R.
Guingab, Macy Grace Y.
Inumerable, Myzhel S.
Rosimo, Marian Erica
Vital, Thea Ferina S.