Pediatric Pharmacist

Sutton Children’s pediatric pharmacist plays an important role in the continuing care of kids and their families. Along with the physician, the pediatric pharmacist is there every step of the way with a child when it comes to medication. The pediatric pharmacist helps with:

• Evaluating new medications to recommend those that are safest and most effective for individual children;
• Advising physicians and other health care personnel about medication selection and administration;
• Counseling children and parents directly to help them use their medication wisely;
• Monitoring every stage of medication therapy to improve all aspects of effectiveness;
• Providing crucial quality checks to detect and prevent harmful drug interactions or reactions and potential mistakes;
• Supervising the dispensing and distribution of medication; and
• Obtaining and maintaining supplies of medications that meet quality standards for purity and effectiveness and managing the proper storage of these products to ensure freshness and potency.