Pharmacy Services

Outpatient Pharmacy

Rady Children's outpatient pharmacy is a full-service pharmacy providing prescription services for children as well as adults. We have more trained pediatric specialty pharmacists on staff than any other hospital or pharmacy in San Diego County, offer competitive pricing, and accept most insurance plans.

Our pharmacy provides:

• Pediatric medication consultations for pediatric sub-specialties, including hematology/oncology, neonatology and pediatric critical care
• Drug monographs for prescriptions with simple directions
• A time-saving supply of common and hard-to-find pediatric medications available in the dosages needed by children
• A telephone reordering system for prescription renewal
• Liquid medication flavoring (42 flavors) through the use of FlavoRx, making it easier for kids to finish their entire prescription
• Assistance with home healthcare medication and other medical supply needs

Inpatient Pharmacy

Inpatient pharmacy services are available 24 hours a day for all patient care areas. A centralized pharmacy provides a spacious, well-equipped environment, including storage, compounding, computer order entry, dispensing, distribution and drug information resources.

Pharmacy clinical services include:

• Decentralized clinical pharmacists assigned to NICU, PICU, Medical/Surgical, and Peckham Center (Hematology/Oncology)
• Pharmacokinetics service seven days a week
• Participation on physician rounds to aid in the assessment and monitoring of patient drug regimens
• Code blue and trauma response
• A research pharmacist to oversee all medication investigational studies