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The Department of Pharmacy at King Hussein Cancer Center plays an integral role in accomplishing the Center's mission of providing comprehensive cancer care and becoming a leading regional center for cancer treatment, research, and education. The department is structured to provide a variety of services that include: drug procurement, drug distribution, investigational drug supply management, and clinical services. All of these services harmoniously work to facilitate the safe and effective delivery of medications to our patients.
Drug procurement has included purchases from the local market as well as the importation of medications from abroad that are not available in Jordan hence, providing KHCC patients with access to the most advanced cancer therapeutics. We take pride in the fact that we cooperate with the Jordan Food & Drug Administration to make sure that essential drugs are made available for our patients. Moreover, KHCC has become a last resort for many patients and doctors who are unable to find such medications in Jordan.
Drugs are distributed to hospitalized patients using the unit-dose distribution system. Intravenous medications are prepared by pharmacists in a sterile preparation facility that ensures the drugs are not contaminated, as might happen if they were to be prepared by nurses in the floor. In addition, chemotherapy medications are prepared inside a special device called a biological safety cabinet that decreases the risk of contamination from these chemotherapy agents. More recently, the pharmacy introduced a closed system for preparing such agents that has virtually cut the risk of contamination to 0%.

Over the past two years, we have managed to expand our clinical pharmacy coverage to more than 90% of patients hospitalized at KHCC. Our staff of experienced clinical pharmacists continuously works with the medical and nursing staffs to ensure that our patients receive the most appropriate drug regimens. This will inevitably lead to better outcomes and less side effects that may result from inappropriate drug use.

Receiving state-of-the-art comprehensive cancer care does not end at seeing one of the brilliant physicians at KHCC. Beating cancer requires a strong collaboration between exceptional physicians, pharmacists, nurses, and other health care providers to deliver first-rate care. I'm very proud of the contributions that our pharmacists make on daily basis to ensure patient safety and excellent outcomes. We are continuously involved in developing new services and reengineering existing ones to maximize the benefits to the patient.

Staff and Services
The Department of Pharmacy at KHCC is staffed with specialized pharmacists and technicians. We offer the following services:

1. In-patient Pharmacy
2. Out-patient Pharmacy
3. Chemotherapy Pharmacy
4. IV Admixture Pharmacy
5. Ambulatory Infusion Services
6. Total Parenteral Nutrition
7. Operating Room Pharmacy

Education and Training

KHCC has established an in-school internship program for pharmacy students in the last two years of pharmacy school. During the school year, students work approximately 12 hours per week at KHCC gaining experience in the different facilities of the pharmacy department. In addition, during holidays, the students are also mentored by experienced clinical pharmacists. They also participate in various research projects conducted by the department.