Overcoming unit dose drug distribution system logistical problems on a 32-acre campus.
The literature contains numerous articles regarding the implementation of unit dose drug distribution systems, but little has been written concerning the logistical problems sometimes encountered with such systems. This article describes the implementation of a drug distribution system at a psychiatric institution at which the inpatient units are scattered throughout a 32-acre campus.
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Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, NY.
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Chaikin
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D006744:Hospital Bed Capacity, 100 to 299; D006750:Hospital Distribution Systems / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008510:Medication Systems, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009519:New York City; D010607:Pharmacy Service, Hospital; D014186:Transportation / Q000379:methods