Taichung Armed Forces General Hospital

The Department of Pharmacy, under the Medical Affairs Division, currently comprises four functional units: the Dispensing Unit, the Clinical Teaching Unit, the Drug Management Unit, and the Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Pharmacy Unit. Each unit is overseen by a head pharmacist and supported by responsible pharmacists. The department primarily serves military personnel, their dependents, and the general public, and regularly supports national missions and field medical operations.

In addition to dispensing services, the department places strong emphasis on clinical pharmacy and integrative medicine. It provides continuous professional education and a comprehensive pharmacy practice environment to enhance the clinical knowledge of pharmacists and cultivate the next generation of pharmaceutical professionals, thereby improving the overall quality of healthcare services.

Key services offered by the Department of Pharmacy include:

1. Outpatient and emergency medication dispensing.
2. Unit-dose drug distribution system.
3. Therapeutic drug monitoring and pharmacokinetics services.
4. Drug information services.
5. Drug utilization evaluations.
6. Adverse drug reaction reporting system.
7. Pharmaceutical care for intensive care units.
8. Total parenteral nutrition (TPN) preparation.
9. Chemotherapy preparation.
10. Drug storage and inventory management.
11. Quality management operations.
12. Traditional Chinese Medicine dispensing and consultation services.