Our Pharmacists work with the latest pharmacy technology and automation:

•  PDA (Palm M505) provided to each pharmacist for patient clinical information, drug information, intervention documentation and other types of assistance
  
•  Pendragon Enterprise ® software program on PDA and intranet for documenting pharmacists’ clinical interventions
  
•  Mercury MD (Medical Record – PDA Interface)
  
•  Pyxis Automated Medication Distribution System
  
•  Automated materials management program for pharmaceuticals

Little Rock:

Work in a variety of decentralized, unit-based settings including Med/Surg, Cardiology, Oncology, Critical Care, Clinical Services, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, and Surgery in which Pharmacists provide a number of services to patients and other healthcare professionals. These services include total parenteral nutrition, pharmacokinetic dosing, drug information, anticoagulation, and recommendations for cost-effective pharmacotherapy.

Staff:
1 Director
1 Clinical Coordinator
2 Supervisors
1 Data Processing Coordinator
28 Staff Pharmacists
25 Pharmacy Techs

North Little Rock:

Work in a variety of decentralized, unit-based settings including ICU, CCU, and Med/Surg. Pharmacists provide a number of clinical/distributive services to patients and health-care professionals. These include drug information, pharmacokinetic dosing, anticoagulation, total parenteral nutrition, sterile product preparation, and cost effective pharmacotherapy.

Staff:
1 Director
1 Clinical Coordinator
14 Staff Pharmacists
9 Pharmacy Techs

Arkadelphia:

Work in various clinical settings such as ICU, Med/Surg, OR, Labor & Delivery, and Emergency Services. Pharmacists provide unit dose drug distribution using Pyxis Automated Distribution System. Pharmacists also provide pharmacolkinetic dosing, as well as hyperalimentation and other clinical assistance to physicians.

Staff:
2 Pharmacists
1 Pharmacy Tech

Heber Springs:

Work in a variety of clinical settings including Med-Surg, ER and surgical services. Pharmacist provides unit dose drug distribution as well as providing clinical pharmacokinetic dosing, total parenteral nutrition and sterile product compounding.

Staff:
1 Pharmacist/Director
1 Pharmacy Tech

Students:

BHMC-LR, BHMC-NLR, BHMC-Ark, and BHMC-HS are Clinical Rotation sites for UAMS Doctorate of Pharmacy students. Students are given the opportunity to learn and enhance clinical and distributive skills. They are trained in pharmacokinetic dosing, cost effective pharmacotherapy, therapeutics, total parenteral nutrition, sterile product preparation, and anticoagulation. BHMC-LR & BHMC-NLR serve as both a general hospital pharmacy rotation as well as an adult medicine rotation for the College of Pharmacy.