Are you a hospital-based pharmacist? Question re: Respiratory Medications

Hi

I'm an epidemiologist and have a question about which a hospital-
based pharmacist or pharmacologist would hopefully know the answer:

In patients hospitalised with COPD who are prescribed bronchodilator
+/ or corticosteroid medications.... Do they leave the hospital with
their new meds in hand or do they get a prescription which needs to be
filled upon their first day out of hospital?

If you'd like to answer me privately my email address is:
machelle.wilche...@mail.mcgill.ca


Thanks in advance!!


Machelle

<machellewilchesky@gmail . com > wrote in message
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> Hi
>
> I'm an epidemiologist and have a question about which a hospital-
> based pharmacist or pharmacologist would hopefully know the answer:
>
> In patients hospitalised with COPD who are prescribed bronchodilator
> +/ or corticosteroid medications.... Do they leave the hospital with
> their new meds in hand or do they get a prescription which needs to be
> filled upon their first day out of hospital?
>
> If you'd like to answer me privately my email address is:
> machelle.wilche...@mail.mcgill.ca

Your email address failed.

HankG
>
>
> Thanks in advance!!
>
>
> Machelle
>
>

> Your email address failed.
>
> HankG

I'm not sure why my email address was obscured by the google groups
software..
in any case my email is:

machelle (dot) wilchesky @ mail (dot) mcgill (dot) ca

thanks

<machellewilchesky@gmail . com > wrote in message
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>> Your email address failed.
>>
>> HankG
>
> I'm not sure why my email address was obscured by the google groups
> software..
> in any case my email is:
>
> machelle (dot) wilchesky @ mail (dot) mcgill (dot) ca
>
> thanks

New prescription to be filled by an outpatient pharmacy.

On Apr 14, 8:44 pm, "Dr. Wayne Simon" <wayne.si...@comcast . net > wrote:
> <machellewilche...@gmail . com > wrote in message
>
> news:eb12b478-3b82-475b-8e10-48d5e4cb8d71@8g2000hsu.googlegroups . com ...
>
> >> Your email address failed.
>
> >> HankG
>
> > I'm not sure why my email address was obscured by the google groups
> > software..
> > in any case  my email is:
>
> > machelle (dot) wilchesky @ mail (dot) mcgill (dot) ca
>
> > thanks
>
> New prescription to be filled by an outpatient pharmacy.

Thanks for responding:

A more precise question would be:
In your experience, do these COPD patients leave your hospital with
unused portions of their hospital-issued MDIs in-hand which would
delay their filling of their out-patient Rx?

thanks

On Apr 15, 7:09 am, "machellewilche...@gmail . com "
<machellewilche...@gmail . com > wrote:
> On Apr 14, 8:44 pm, "Dr. Wayne Simon"
> A more precise question would be:
> In your experience, do these COPD patients leave your hospital with
> unused portions of their hospital-issued MDIs in-hand which would
> delay their filling of their out-patient Rx?
>
> thanks-
In our particular case, they would NOT leave with any hospital
provided medication as it would not meet labeling requirements. They
would have, in hand, a supply of medication from our Outpatient
Department. We fill the discharge medications which are either picked
up by the nurse or delivered by a pharm tech.

The return email is invalid but I can be reached at
nick(at)pharmasyst(dot)com