Radiopharmacy Unit Dose Services :Radiopharmacy Unit Dose Services


Objectives :Objectives Operations of a Radiopharmacy Unit Dose Manger The role a Radiopharmacy plays with the NMT


Radiopharmacy :Radiopharmacy It is a service that procures, prepares or compounds, makes quality controls and dispenses Radiopharmaceuticals for diagnostic or therapeutic use


Radiopharmacy :Radiopharmacy A radiopharmacy has basic functions: – Procurement – Preparing and dispensing – Quality Assurance – Distribution – Information – Safety – Information and health care – Monitoring – Research and development


Clinical use ofradiopharmaceuticals :Clinical use ofradiopharmaceuticals Prescription Physician is responsible of all Radiopharmaceuticals prepared under his direction. Pharmacist is responsible of all radiopharmaceuticals prepared and dispensed under his direction


Clinical use ofradioharmaceuticals :Clinical use ofradioharmaceuticals Directives for each patient Identify: –Radiopharmaceutical –Patient –Route of administration • Determine the dosage for the patient


Good Radiopharmacy Practice :Good Radiopharmacy Practice All process should be done by qualified personnel Adherence to regulations on: – Radioprotection – Aseptic Conditions • Determines the level of risk • Cross contamination • Waste disposal


Justification: :Justification: Safety • Economic benefit • Reduction in space and radioactive waste • Availability of infrequently unused radiopharmaceuticals • Provides specialized products with complex process of compounding


Unit Dose Manager :Unit Dose Manager The importance of pharmacy technicians in ensuring the efficient operation of hospital pharmacies is widely recognized. By reassigning nondiscretionary drug distribution tasks to pharmacy technicians, pharmacists can be redeployed to prevent adverse drug events and ensure optimal medication use.


Unit Dose Manager :Unit Dose Manager Unit dose medication cassettes that are filled by pharmacy technicians must be checked by a pharmacist. Pharmacists spend one hour per day checking technician-filled medication cassettes, which competes with the increasing demands on pharmacists to provide clinical services and become more involved in medication safety initiatives, in addition to dealing with the increased complexity of hospitalized patients and the pharmacist shortage.


Unit Dose Manager :Unit Dose Manager Expanding the role of technicians by implementing a structured training program with ongoing quality assurance measures may ease the impact of the pharmacist shortage through the judicious and appropriate use of skilled support personnel and increase the time available to pharmacists to perform clinical functions.


Radiopharmacy and NMT :Radiopharmacy and NMT Insure Quality Answer questions about materials and procedures Help in diagnoses and therapy Relay and Conference with other NMTs for special situations.