Roles of Pharmacist

• System Design, Build, and Implementation

• Clinical Decision Support Development Responsibilities

• Medication Safety and Quality Programs (Pharmacist-Informaticians)

• Data Management and Analytics

• Automation and Technology Oversight

• Education, Training, and Support

• Policy, Governance, and Regulatory Compliance

Role of Pharmacists in Informatics:

System Design, Build, and Implementation

Pharmacist participate in:

• Designing electronic medication workflows

• Defining drug dictionaries and formularies

• Configuring order sets and medication protocols

• Testing system updates and integrations

Their clinical expertise ensures that digital systems reflect safe and realistic pharmacy practice

Clinical Decision Support Development

Responsibilities include:

• Developing alerts (interactions, allergies dosing rules)

• Ensuring evidence-based practice is built into the system

• Reviewing alert burden to avoid “Alert fatigue”

• Updating medication guidelines, lab triggers, and therapeutic algorithms

Pharmacist ensure CDS tool support-not hinder-clinical efficiency

Medication Safety and Qaality Programs

Pharmacist informatician:

• Review medication error reports and system vulnerabilities

• Participate in root cause analyses

• Implement safety upgrades (barcode scanning, smart pumps, revised workflows

• Coordinate with quality and risk management teams

They act as guardians of the medication-use system

Data Management and Analytics

Pharmacist Analyze:

• Medication usage patterns

• Error trends

• Adverse drug event rates

• Compliance with protocol

• Outcomes from therapy interventions

This data supports hospital administration, pharmacy leadership, formulary committees, and stewardship programs

Automation and Technology Oversight

Pharmacist coordinate:

• Automated dispensing cabinets

• robotics for compounding and packaging

• Barcode medication administration systems

• smart infusion pumps libraries

• pharmacy inventory automation

They ensure calibration, safety, proper integration, and effective functionality.

Education, Training, and Support

Pharmacist:

• Trains clinicians to properly use medication systems

• Teach students and residents about informatics

• Provide troubleshooting assistance

• Act as system experts during new technology rollouts

Policy, Governance, and Regulatory Compliance

Pharmacists develop:

• Medication documentation standards

• Security and Data privacy policies

• Protocols for electronic prescribing

• Procedures for medication reconciliation

• Policies aligned with regulatory bodies and accreditation standards

• Pharmacy informatics is vital because medication therapy is complex and carries significant risk if not managed correctly.

• Informatics ensures accuracy, efficiency, and safety

What is the importance of Pharmacy Informatics?