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Medication Systems, Hospital

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Definition: Overall systems, traditional or automated, to provide medication to patients in hospitals. Elements of the system are: handling the physician's order, transcription of the order by nurse and/or pharmacist, filling the medication order, transfer to the nursing unit, and administration to the patient.  an organizational concept in hospital patient care for providing medication; do not confuse with DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; DF: MEDICATION SYSTEMS HOSP   
See Also Clinical Pharmacy Information Systems; Medical Order Entry Systems
Other names Medication System, Hospital; Hospital Medication Systems; Hospital Medication System; Hospital Drug Distribution Systems; Systems, Hospital Medication; System, Medication Hospital; System, Hospital Medication; System Hospital Medications; Medications, System Hospital; Medication, System Hospital; Medication Hospital Systems; Medication Hospital System; Hospital Systems, Medication; Hospital System, Medication; Hospital Medications, System; Hospital Medication, System; Systems, Medication Hospital; System Hospital Medication; Hospital Unit Dose Drug Distribution Systems; Hospital Unit Dose Drug Distribution System

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