IDS Pharmacy plays a crucial role in supporting clinical research by ensuring the safe and compliant handling of investigational products.
Investigational products are procured, stored, inventoried, dispensed and used through IDS in compliance with applicable federal, state, local and institutional laws, regulations, policies and guidelines.
Services provided for all research protocols:
- Drug procurement
- Secured storage
- Temperature monitoring
- Accountability
- Preparation
- Labeling and Dispensing
- As needed meetings with study teams
- As needed meetings with sponsor and sponsor representatives
- 24/7/365 pharmacist on-call for study-related issues
Services provided based on study-related activities:
- Randomization tables
- Over encapsulation
- Sterile dose preparations
- Non-sterile dose preparations
- Direct to patient shipping
- IND compounding
Additional services provided:
- Calculation and implementation of therapeutic dosing and dosing adjustments
- Dose monitoring and interpretation of levels
- Medication screening and review of concomitant medications
- Patient counseling
- Consultation on study design and logistics
- Research protocol-related questions