UAB SPECIALTY PHARMACY SERVICES Provision of Care Plan
HOURS OF OPERATION Hours of Operation and Contact Information
• UAB Specialty Pharmacy and Home Infusion Therapy
• 8 am – 4:30 pm , Monday through Friday – Closed Saturdays , Sundays , and all major holidays
• Phone ( local ): 205-934-2661
• Phone ( toll-free ): 800-897-1912
• After hours : 205-934-3411 and ask to speak to the home infusion pharmacist on call – A pharmacist is available to answer questions and provide support to infusion patients and caregivers
24 hours a day , 7 days a week
• The Kirklin Clinic Pharmacy
• 8 am – 6 pm , Monday through Friday – Closed Saturdays , Sundays , and all major holidays
• Phone ( local ): 205-801-8730
• Phone ( toll-free ): 844-854-4084
• After hours : 205-934-3411 and ask to speak to the Specialty Pharmacy Services pharmacist on call – A pharmacist is available to answer questions and provide support to Specialty Pharmacy Services patients and caregivers 24 hours a day , 7 days a week
SCOPE OF SERVICE UAB Pharmacy Services consists of :
• UAB Specialty Pharmacy – provides dispensing services for medications to UAB patients with chronic conditions , such as transplant and other autoimmune and inflammatory conditions . This pharmacy focuses on mail delivery of prescriptions . – Home Infusion Therapy ( HIT ) – provides clinical and dispensing pharmacy services for UAB patients who require intravenous or injectable medications at home . The most common therapies include anti-infectives , chemotherapy , fluid hydration , and inotropic therapy .
• The Kirklin Clinic ( TKC ) Pharmacy – provides dispensing services for medications to patients of UAB Medicine , including patients of UAB clinics and discharged UAB Hospital patients , UAB employees , and students .
GOALS OF SERVICE Our core value at UAB Pharmacy Services is taking personal responsibility for identifying , resolving , and preventing drug-related problems .
We focus on :
• Achieving optimal therapeutic outcomes
• Maintaining a responsive and accurate medication dispensing system
• Providing education for our customers on the safe , effective , and economical use of drugs
• Providing quality health care products and services that support an individual ’ s desire to remain at home for therapy
• Assisting patients and their families in achieving the highest level of independence in their care
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