
phar·ma·cy
n
- the art, practice, or profession of preparing,
preserving,
compounding, and dispensing medical drugs.
in·for·mat·ics
n -
Information Science.
Pharmacy Informatics...
"...also referred to as
pharmacoinformatics, is the application of computers to the
storage, retrieval and analysis of drug information.
Pharmacy Informatics systems help the pharmacist manage
information including but not limited to medical insurance
records of patients, drug interaction data, as well as
prescription data".
"Pharmacy informatics is the study of interactions between
natural and engineered systems within health care with a
focus on pharmaceutical care and improved patient safety".
Wikipedia
"Pharmacy Informatics is the realization of informatics in a cost
effective environment that benefits the Pharmacist and the practice of Pharmacy through utilization of efficacious systems
and tools".
"Pharmacy Informatics is also a mind set that spawns
from the very depths of Healthcare and Technology as a whole.
Indeed, Pharmacy Informatics is as actively a part of Healthcare
Informatics as the left arm is part of the body. And while
systems may be designed strictly for the practice of Pharmacy,
it is folly to attempt to create them without acknowledging
Healthcare as a whole. It is of an even higher importance
today when informatics is pushing us to link our healthcare
systems together to share information".
PharmacyInformatics.com