"Assessment of Turnaround Time in Outpatient and Inpatient Pharmacy Services of a Multi-Specialty Hospital"

Abstract: Medication turnaround time refers to the duration between the initiation of a medication order either through manual entry or electronic prescribing and its administration to the patient. Monitoring this parameter in both outpatient (OP) and inpatient (IP) settings serves as a critical indicator for assessing the efficiency of pharmacy services and their direct impact on the quality of patient care.

Medication Turnaround Time, Inpatient Pharmacy, Outpatient Pharmacy, Dispensing Delays, Hospital Pharmacy Efficiency

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