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Hospital Pharmacy Is Promising Occupational Field, Says Francke

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Hospital Pharmacy Is Promising Occupational Field, Says Francke

The field of hospital pharmacy holds “tremendous promise’’ for young pharmacists, Don E. Francke, chief pharmacist at the University hospital, declared last night over the American Broadcasting Co. network.

Speaking from Detroit in “The Doctors Talk It Over,” Francke said that “more and more qualified pharmacists” are being sought by the United States public health service and the Veterans Administration.

Francke said that the Hill-Burton Bill recently passed by Congress provides for a broad program of hospital expansion and construction, and that “hospital administrators all over the country are demanding fully trained and experienced men and women for their pharmacies.”

A hospital pharmacist draws up specifications for purchase by the hospital of all drugs, chemicals and pharmaceutical preparations, Francke explained. In addition, he prepares all special prescriptions and other preparations needed by the hospital doctors, instructs student nurses in the preparation, action, and uses of drugs, and teaches interns how to write prescriptions.

“One of the major duties of a hospital pharmacist is to gather and maintain a file of information on new drugs,” Francke said. “His office is the constant port of call for doctors investigating the value of new medicinal preparations.”

Approximately 15 hospitals now offer internships in hospital pharmacy, although this internship system has not yet been standardized, Francke declared. However, he added, the American Society of Hospital Pharmacists is now studying the entire problem and is expected to make a report soon.

Don E. Frankce