Drug Information Centre Turku University Hospital & University of Turku Risto Huupponen Oslo, 25.9.2017
Organisation Currently: Part of the Laboratory, Medical Care Services, Hospital District of Southwest Finland In the future (plan): Part of the Pharmaceutical Services of Southwest Finland
Employees Part time employees (hospital), main occupation: university Chief physician/university professor (x2) Physicians (part time, 1 + 2) Laboratory nurse (full time) Secretary (50 %) Researches (PhD students) from time to time
What we do Consultations Comments on the use of (new) expensive medicines in the hospital Assistance to Hospital Pharmacy (purchase of medicines, bids from the pharmaceutical companiesor their representatives) Assistance to the Finnish Medical Agency Fimea in updating Meds75+, a database of medication for older persons Research
Patient consultations by subject in 2016 % Adverse effect 42 Drug interaction 24 Pregnancy 6 Dose 6 Choice of treatment 5 Pharmacokinetics 3 Other 15
VÄLKOMMEN TILL HÄLSOBYN Future VÄLKOMMEN TILL HÄLSOBYN Hälsobyn är en digital vårdtjänst som erbjuder information och stöd för alla; vård för patienter och arbetsredskap för vårdpersonalen. Hälsobyn består av hus med olika teman kring hälsa och sjukdom. Hälsobyn utvecklas i samarbete med universitetssjukhusens hälsovårdsproffs och patienter.