Pharmacy

Asian Hospital Pharmacy provides a wide range of clinical, operational, and administrative services that support safe, effective and cost-efficient medication use. Our Pharmacy operates on five strategic domains:  

• Medication Supply and Distribution
• Clinical Pharmacy  
• Medication Safety and Quality
• Education, Research, and Workforce Development
• Leadership, Governance, and Regulatory Compliance

This framework aligns well with Joint Commission accreditation standards on medication management and use.

The comprehensive list of services includes:

1. Medication Procurement and Supply Chain Management

• Medication selection and formulary management
• Drug procurement and purchasing
• Vendor management
• Inventory control and stock monitoring
• Storage and distribution of medications
• Management of controlled and dangerous drugs
• Emergency medication stock management
• Drug shortage management
• Drug recall management

2. Medication Dispensing Services

• Inpatient medication dispensing
• Outpatient pharmacy services
• Emergency department medication dispensing
• Discharge medication dispensing
• Unit-dose drug dispensing
• E-cart management
• Prescription verification and review

3. Clinical Pharmacy Services

• Medication therapy management (MTM)
• Medication reconciliation
• Participation in multidisciplinary rounds
• Drug therapy monitoring
• Antimicrobial stewardship
• Adverse drug reaction (ADR) monitoring
• Drug interaction screening
• Renal and hepatic dose adjustment recommendations
• Medication appropriateness review
• Clinical interventions and recommendations

4. Compounding and Specialized Preparation Services

• Sterile compounding
• Intravenous admixture services
• Total parenteral nutrition (TPN) preparation
• Chemotherapy preparation
• Pediatric dose preparation
• Extemporaneous compounding
• Hazardous drug handling and preparation
• Investigational drug preparation

5. Medication Safety and Quality Assurance

• Medication error prevention programs
• Medication incident reporting and analysis
• High-alert medication management
• Look-alike/sound-alike medication management
• Medication use evaluation (MUE)
• Drug utilization review (DUR)
• Root cause analysis of medication-related incidents
• Quality improvement initiatives
• Compliance with regulatory standards

6. Drug Information Services

• Drug information inquiries
• Evidence-based medication recommendations
• Formulary reviews
• Clinical guideline support
• Literature evaluation

7. Pharmacy Informatics Services

• Electronic medication management systems
• Computerized physician order entry (CPOE) support
• Clinical decision support systems
• Medication database maintenance
• Data analytics and reporting

8. Research and Academic Services

• Clinical research support
• Investigational drug services
• Student internship (Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience) and clerkship programs (Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience)
• Workforce Development

9. Regulatory and Compliance Services

• Compliance with national regulations and standards
• Dangerous drug regulatory reporting
• Licensing and accreditation support
• Policy and procedure development
• Audit preparation and compliance monitoring

For more information, visit us at:

Inpatient Pharmacy and Medicine Supply Chain- Lower Ground Floor, Tower 1

Outpatient Pharmacy- Main Lobby, Tower 1

Chrys Specialty Pharmacy-Lower Ground Floor, Tower 2

ER Satellite Pharmacy- UG ER Department

2F Satellite Pharmacy- 2nd Floor, Tower 1

9F Oncology Pharmacy Compounding Unit- 9th Floor, Tower 2