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VTH Medication Dispensary

Email: VTHPharmacy@vetmed.illinois.edu

External Phone Number: 217-333-5329

Internal Phone Number: 217-244-0168 (do not give to clients)

On-call Pharmacist: 217-300-8711 (when Medication Dispensary is closed)

Urgent Needs: Pharmacist On-Call

217-300-8711 (Internal Use Only - Do not give to clients)

If you require assistance from a pharmacist when the Medication Dispensary is closed, call the Pharmacist On-Call number. If you do not get an answer, please leave a message with your name and number and the pharmacist will get back to you shortly.

Non-Urgent Needs:

Please send an email to VTHPharmacy@vetmed.illinois.edu

Helpful Reference Docs

Medication Dispensary Drug Directory (6/2023)
Cubex Directory (All Items)
Drug Backorder Status
General Info for Residents and Interns - Overview
See below for FAQ's!

Forms

Quick Links:

FAQ's

Where can I find (drug)?

1. Drug Directory
  1. The Drug Directory binder can be found on the front counter.
  2. A digital version can be found on the VTH-KB Intranet, under Medication Dispensary Drug Directory (6/2023): https://answers.uillinois.edu/illinois.vetmedvth/internal/128506
2. Notes:
  1. Pen needles are in the compounding room (top cabinet to your right when you enter the door). All insulin syringes are also in the compounding room.
  2. Miscellaneous items can be found on the back shelf

Pharm Layout

Compounds

1. Check and see if your needed compound is pre-made or not.
  1. Utilize our pre-made compounds that are stocked on our shelves. See list below.
  2. If it is not premade:
    1. If the prescription is not urgent, and can wait until the next business day, notify the Medication Dispensary that it has not been filled, and needs to be filled by Med Disp staff, along with any relevant details (contact owner for mailout, etc.). Inform the client of the delay.
    2. If you need to make the compound, formula sheets are in the binders of the compounding room. Follow all the steps on the sheets, and please clean up your dishware afterward.

Medication Dispensary - PRE-MADE Oral Suspensions
Drug	Location:
Amlodipine 1 mg/mL	A7
Cisapride 10 mg/mL	REFRIGERATOR
Clopidogrel 5 mg/mL	B1
Enrofloxacin 20 mg/mL	B5
Gabapentin 100 mg/mL	B7
Metronidazole 50 mg/mL	D1
Omeprazole 10 mg/mL	REFRIGERATOR
Prednisolone 20 mg/mL	D2
Sildenafil 2.5 mg/mL	D3
Torsemide 5 mg/mL	D6
Ursodiol 50 mg/mL	D7
When dispensing from Stock Bottles : Use the Expiration Date listed on bottle
Pre-made Otic Compound
Dexamethasone/Mal-a-ket Triz	E4

Cubex Directory

1. Cubex Directory https://answers.uillinois.edu/illinois.vetmedvth/internal/128506
  **some drugs are in multiple Cubex machines, i.e., if something is out in ICU, check if IMC has it
2. If an item is unavailable in all Cubex machines:
  1. Regular open hours: notify the Medication Dispensary in person or send an email to vthpharmacy@vetmed.illinois.edu
  2. After-hours/weekends: call the on-call pharmacist

After-Hour / Weekend Rx Questions

Printing supplies out (Labels and ribbons out)
1. 1. RX Label printer supplies are located above the printer to the left on the top-level shelf
Overstock locations
1. If items in the Medication Dispensary are out, look at the top and bottom of the shelf for overstock.
Where can I find filled prescriptions?
1. In-house medications are hanging in the back of the Medication Dispensary shelf, or on the bookshelf by the front door, by the Cubex.
2. Out-patient/refill medications are stored at the front desk after hours and on weekends/holidays
3. Controlled substances (including all forms of gabapentin) must remain in the pharmacy until the client is at the VTH, ready to take the patient home. Prescriptions are hung up in the pharmacy.
Need something deleted?
1. Regular open hours: notify the Medication Dispensary in person or send an email to vthpharmacy@vetmed.illinois.edu
2. After-hours/weekends: call the on-call pharmacist