Health Building Note 14-01 Medicines management - pharmacy and radiopharmacy facilities. 2nd edition (archive)

Publication Year

2009

Document Status

Withdrawn

Abstract

Provides best practice guidance on the design and layout of pharmacy and radiopharmacy facilities in hospitals. Describes facilities for the centralised bulk storage and stock distribution of medicines, and storage and dispensing, including automated dispensing, within the dispensary. Also addresses aseptic preparation of medicines, non-sterile small scale preparation and assembly of medicines, and procurement of medicines and provision of consultative, administrative and information services.

Document History

Archived publications are for historical and/or legal reference purposes only, and are no longer supported by the UK Health Organisation concerned. Supersedes the 2007 edition, which replaced NHS Estates' HBN 29 - 'Accommodation for pharmaceutical services’. Also supersedes the information on radiopharmacies contained in HBN 6 Volume 1 - ‘Facilities for diagnostic imaging and interventional radiology’. Superseded by 'Medicines management: pharmacy and radiopharmacy facilities: policy, context and requirements manual' and 'Medicines management: Pharmacy and radiopharmacy facilities: Planning and design manual'

ISBN

9780113228263

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