Pharmacist interventions in a decentralized unit dose system

In our hospital, the decentralized pharmacists, on a daily basis, are documenting their cost-saving and therapeutic interventions. The cost savings for the first six months in 1991 totaled $45,862. The therapeutic interventions for these six months totaled 2,087. These interventions have a direct impact on the quality of patient care, while at the same time providing input into economics of patient care. The pharmacist interventions at our hospital can be documented and measured, and they do have an impact on physician prescribing habits.