What is Pharmacoinformatics/Pharmacy Informatics?

• Discipline where technology and information science intersects with the practice of pharmacy


• Includes pharmacy technologies involved in the preparation, delivery, and management of medication use within health care delivery systems


• Includes all health care systems related to medications and clinical decision support. Barcode and RF packaging, smart pump delivery of medications, pharmacy departmental applications, IV solution compounding systems, robotics used in the preparation and dispensing of medication interfaces to e-prescribing applications, Automatic Dispensing Machines.