Pharmacy
24/7 Inpatient Pharmacy at Antelope Valley Medical Center
When you need medications while staying as an inpatient at Antelope Valley Medical Center or the Women & Infant Pavilion, our skilled pharmacists can meet your needs. They have the drug information expertise and can compound patient-specific drug mixtures for each patient that needs them. Our pharmacists include several specialists, such as those who are familiar with emergency medicine, critical care, neonatal/pediatrics, infectious disease, pain management, transplant, transitions of care and informatics.
Pharmacists are an integral part of the multidisciplinary team as the medication therapy experts. They participate in code strokes, code blues, intubations, trauma activations, critical care rounds, NICU rounds, pediatric rounds, and transplant rounds. They ensure safe, effective use of medications and monitor adverse medication events and report medication errors in the event they take place. Our pharmacy also offers medication history service, where pharmacy technicians and pharmacists obtain best possible medication history for high-risk patients.
Learn More About Our Pharmacists
Over 94% of our pharmacists have Pharm.D. degrees, and many also have obtained board certifications in pharmacotherapy, critical care, and emergency medicine. Several of our pharmacists have also participated in certificate programs for pharmacotherapy, critical care, infectious disease, and leadership. Some hold professorial positions or volunteer adjunct faculty positions at pharmacy schools, including the University of the Pacific, the University of Southern California, Western University, and Loma Linda University. Several have collaborated on published research abstracts and continuing pharmacy education, including presentations at regional and national conferences.
Our pharmacy staff includes:
- Pharmacists
- Specialized pharmacy technicians
- Pharmacy residents
- Pharmacy students (interns)
- Pharmacy technicians
- Pharmacy specialists
If you are interested in learning more about the hospital’s PGY1 Pharmacy Residency program, please click here.
