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The Perioperative Clinical Pharmacist has advanced therapeutic knowledge and experience in order to ensure appropriate medication use and patient outcomes throughout the surgical procedure.

CMS final rule 1599-F clarifies that for purposes of payment under Medicare Part A, a Medicare beneficiary is considered an inpatient of a hospital, including a critical access hospital, if formally admitted as an inpatient pursuant to an order for inpatient admission by a physician or other qualified practitioner.

However, pharmacists dispense medications that have been prescribed by physicians, while anesthesiologists are medical doctors who administer medication and provide other medical care to patients before, during or after surgery. There are other important differences between pharmacists and anesthesiologists.

Initiating new processes and standardizing anesthesia drug trays can decrease medication errors, improve organization of anesthesia medications, and encourage safe injection practices. A key role of the OR pharmacist is to manage narcotic dispensing and reconciliation processes that inhibit drug diversion.

The Perioperative Clinical Pharmacist has advanced therapeutic knowledge and experience in order to ensure appropriate medication use and patient outcomes throughout the surgical procedure.

In the morning the surgeons send a list of medication orders for each surgery case. The pharmacist checks and approves the orders and then these medications may be pulled out of the OR Pyxis machines by the surgery staff when they need them.