C. Richard Talley's contributions to the pharmacy literature and to ASHP.

Proceedings of a leadership retreat conducted by the ASHP Foundation and the John W . Webb

Copyright © 2005, American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, Inc. All rights reserved. 1079-2082/05/0402-0856$06.00. There is a pressing need to prepare health-system pharmacists for executive-level positions, motivate them to step into these roles and educate health-system administrators about the value a pharmacist in such a position could bring to his or her organization. To do this, the...

ASHP Statement on bar-code-enabled medication administration technology.

Arash T. Dabestani, Pharm.D., M.H.A., and Alicia B. Perry, Pharm.D., are gratefully acknowledged for drafting versions of this statement. The ASHP Section of Pharmacy Informatics and Technology Advisory Group on Automation and Documentation is also gratefully acknowledged for reviewing drafts and providing advice on the development of this statement. ASHP also gratefully acknowledges the follow...

ASHP Guidelines on Preventing Diversion of Controlled Substances.

ASHP Guidelines on Outsourcing Sterile Compounding Services.

Health care organizations considering outsourcing sterile compounding services should have a clear understanding of what they want to accomplish. Consideration should include, at the least, an internal needs assessment, a cost analysis, and a careful review of prospective compounding pharmacies. The organization should examine the potential long-term consequences of outsourcing as well as the s...

ASHP statement on standards-based pharmacy practice in hospitals and health systems.

Pharmacy practice leaders in hospitals and health systems have a distinguished history of advancing health-system pharmacy practice beyond the minimum required by law, regulation, and accreditation. The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) supports those efforts by developing and disseminating a comprehensive body of evidence-based, peer-reviewed descriptions of best practices i...