PEDIATRICS Vol. 84 No. 2 August 1989, pp. 400
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Office-Based Medication Dispensing: Another Consideration

JOHN ERRAMOUSPE MS1, ROGER W. BOE MD2, DAVID R. FISCHEL MD2, CREIGHTON A. HARDIN MD2, WILLIAM E. HOGAN MD2, CHRISTEN C. YOST DO2, and KERRY L. CASPERSON MBA2

1 Idaho State University, College of Pharmacy, Pocatello, Idaho
2 Pocatello Children & Adolescent Clinic PA, 527 5 12th Ave, Pocatello, ID 83205

We read with interest the American Academy of Pediatrics' recommendation concerning dispensing of medications by physicians (Pediatrics. 1989;83:143-144). In 1987, dispensing of prepackaged prescriptions was a consideration at the Pocatello Children & Adolescent Clinic. A pharmacy that shared the same building as the clinic had closed in 1982. Despite the loss of the pharmacy, the need for patient convenience in obtaining medications continued. The decision was made not to purchase prepackaged prescriptions for dispensing by physicians. Instead, a community pharmacy (Future Generation Pharmacy) owned by the pediatricians was constructed.