Pharmacy

The pharmacy at Sengkang General Hospital enriches the lives of the community it serves by providing optimal patient outcomes through exceptional pharmacy practice, education, and interdisciplinary collaboration. Whether it’s in the hospital or visiting one of our outpatient clinics, our pharmacists help patients to understand the role of medication in their overall treatment plan. SKH’s pharmacists are also committed to providing patients with the relevant information on their prescribed medications, ensuring that they take their medications regularly and work with the doctors to manage their medical problems.

The department also provides medication management services to patients who have difficulties with multiple prescriptions as well as to help resolve any drug-related problems.

Upon discharge from the hospital, pharmacists will dispense and educate patients/caregivers on the proper use of their medications and things to look out for e.g., potential side effects and drug-drug/drug-food interactions. The SKH pharmacy provides the following services:

1. Optimisation of medication therapy
2. Medication counselling and dispensing
3. Medication reconciliation
4. Pharmacy-only Medicine
5. Anticoagulation Clinic
6. Heart Failure Ancillary Clinic
7. Renal Medication Management Service
8. Smoking Cessation Service

Inpatient Services

Serving hospitalised patients, inpatient pharmacists play numerous roles in ensuring the safety and appropriateness of medication therapy. Every medication order for hospitalised patients is vetted through by a pharmacist prior to supply. Newly admitted patients may be interviewed by a pharmacist to ensure continuity of their usual medications while in the ward. The pharmacists also review patients' list of medications ordered daily and provide support in optimising the outcome of therapies provided.

Inpatient Discharge Pharmacy

The Inpatient Discharge Pharmacy only serves patients discharged from the wards (including short stay wards) and patients who are recovering from their endoscopy and day surgery procedures. Medications are prepared once ordered by the doctor and reviewed by a pharmacist. All discharge medications are dispensed by pharmacists who will go through any changes and counsel on new medications.

Location: Level 1, General Hospital (next to Mr Bean) 

Opening hours: Weekdays - 9am to 8pm.

Weekends/Public Holidays - 9am to 7pm

Emergency Pharmacy

Pharmacy is open 24 hours and only serves patients discharged from the Emergency department, including patients from observation wards.

Location: Level 1, General Hospital (opposite Mr Bean, behind Medical Centre)

Outpatient Services

Patients who have medications after visiting SKH’s Specialist Outpatient Clinics located at the Medical Centre are served by outpatient pharmacists. There are Medication Management (MM) counters on most floors of Medical Centre and the pharmacists at these counters help to ensure the safety and efficacy of patients’ medications by reviewing prescriptions once ordered by the doctors. MM pharmacists provide counselling on medications, helping patients understand why they are prescribed the medications and how to take the medications. For patients familiar with their medications, these counters provide flexibility by offering them delivery or locker collection aside from self-collection at the pharmacy to obtain their medications. 

Other than MM counters, there are also clinics and services such as the anticoagulation clinic and renal medication management service run by specially trained pharmacists in collaboration with doctors to better optimise care for patients.

Outpatient Pharmacy

The Outpatient Pharmacy serves patients primarily from SKH Medical Centre. The Outpatient Pharmacy also fills prescriptions from polyclinics, general practitioners, private hospitals and other restructured hospitals. It also provides counselling and consultation on minor ailments and the sale of pharmacy-only medication. The outpatient pharmacy has implemented a restriction on medication supply, limiting it to a maximum of six months per prescription.

Details on collecting your medications from Outpatient Pharmacy

Location: Level 1, Medical Centre (opposite Delifrance)

Anticoagulation Clinic

Our pharmacist-led anticoagulation clinic offers specialised care for individuls requiring anticoagulation therapy. These include:

• Titration and monitoring of warfarin therapy
• Education to empower individuals in managing their anticoagulation therapy effectively

This service is strictly by doctor's referral only.

Location: Level 4, Medical Centre

Heart Failure Ancillary Clinic

The Heart Failure Ancillary Clinic consists of team of pharmacists who collaborates closely with patients and their cardiologists to manage patients with heart failture. The clinic offers a range of specialised services, including:

• Medication management and optimisation of guideline directed medical therapy
• Lifestyle counselling
• Monitoring of vital signs related to heart failure
• Patient education and empowerment to ensure optimal management of heart failure

This service is strictly by heart failure cardiologist's referral only.

Location: Level 4, Medical Centre

Renal Medication Management Service

Renal Medication Management Service provides pre-consult medication reconciliation and collaborates closely with physicians to recommend optimised drug therapy for individuals with renal conditions.

This service is only available through referral for hemodialysis patients and other renal patients with complicated medication history or with potential medication issues.

Location: Level 7, Medical Centre

Smoking Cessation Clinic

At the Smoking Cessation Clinic, a dedicated multidisciplinary team of pharmacists and psychologists collaborates to provide comprehensive support for individuals looking to quit smoking. By integrating nicotine replacement therapy with personalised counselling, and behavioural therapy, the team aims to provide the tools and support the patients need to successfully overcome their smoking habit and embark on a healthier, smike-free lifestyle.

This service is only available via referral from physicians.

Location Level 7, Medical Centre