Hospital pharmacy

Larger hospitals may use automated transport systems to aid in the efficient distribution of medications.

Hospital pharmacists and trained pharmacy technicians compound sterile products for patients such as total parenteral nutrition (TPN) and other medications given intravenously such as neonatal antibiotics and chemotherapy.

Hospital pharmacists often report an interest in undertaking research, although identify barriers to doing so during routine practice.

In the 18th and 19th centuries, the medicine and pharmacy were commonly one practice, in which a medical apprentice would be responsible for the drug preparation.[10][vague].

[11] Many health services require junior pharmacists to undertake pharmacy residencies for skill development.