Introduction to Hospital and Health-System Pharmacy Practice

Written by leaders and experts in hospital and health-system practices and published by ASHP, the voice of the health-system pharmacy profession, Introduction to Hospital and Health-System Pharmacy Practice is required reading for students and practitioners alike. 
 

It’s a comprehensive manual for institutional pharmacy: legal and regulatory issues, medication safety, informatics, and more. Straightforward definitions and clear explanations provide a basic foundation for on-the-job training in hospitals and health-systems.  
 

It’s the only introductory textbook available in institutional pharmacy practice.
 

This practical guide offers a highly readable introduction to key areas of pharmacy practice, including:
 

• Managing medication use
• Managing medication distribution
• Using technology in health systems
• Budgeting & finance responsibilities
• Administering and prepping sterile products
• Managing people
• Training options for careers

 Each chapter presents learning objectives and answers the “so what?” so common among student questions. Chapter reviews, discussion guidelines, key word definitions and interactive exercises augment the learning process.
 

Written by hospital pharmacists for future hospital pharmacists, it’s everything important you need to know from the name you trust. For additional product resources about this publication, visit www.ashp.org/pharmacypractice

David A. Holdford, RPh, MS, PhD, FAPhA is Associate Professor & Vice Chair for Graduate Studies, Department of Pharmacy at the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Pharmacy, Richmond, Virginia. He completed his Doctoral Degree at the University of South Carolina where he specialized in pharmaceutical marketing and Pharmacoeconomics. Prior to joining the faculty at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) in 1995, Dr. Holdford completed his BS in Pharmacy at University of Illinois in Chicago and an MS in Pharmacy Administration at Ohio State. He worked as a pharmacist and manager at hospitals in Chicago and Columbia, South Carolina.
 

At VCU, Dr. Holdford conducts research, teaches, and consults in the areas of pharmaceutical marketing, health outcomes research, and Pharmacoeconomics. He is also the author of the published textbook Marketing for Pharmacists (2007) and co-edited/authored the book Leadership and Advocacy for Pharmacy (2007). He has authored over 50 papers and book chapters in health care and business publications.
 




Dr. Brown was born in Jackson, MS in 1940, completed High School at Forest Hill, his BS in Pharmacy in 1963 and MS in Hospital Pharmacy in 1971 at the University of Mississippi and Doctor of Pharmacy in 1974 at the University of Tennessee. His employment includes several years in community practice, two years with Eli Lilly and Company in sales, four years in the US Army Medical Service Corps including duty as a Company Commander, 3d Infantry Division Medical Supply Officer and two years as Director of Pharmacy at the US Army Hospital, Vicenza, Italy. He joined the faculty at Ole Miss in 1970 became full Professor in 1985 and served as Chair of the Department of Pharmacy Administration for seven years (1986-1992). Dr. Brown has published numerous professional articles, four editions of the Handbook of Institutional PharmacyPractice as Editor or Co-Editor with Dr. Mickey Smith, is a member of numerous professional, honorary and leadership organizations, and has received several awards including being named a Fellow in the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. Dr. Brown retired from full-time teaching in 1999 but has continued to teach part-time. He and his wife, Bonnie, reside in Oxford, MS and have two sons (a pharmacist and a physician) and three grandchildren.