Dispensary
- Not to be confused with Hospital, early examples of which were called dispensaries.
A dispensary is an office in a school, hospital or other organization that dispenses medications, medical supplies and dental treatment. In a traditional dispensary set-up, a pharmacist dispenses medication as per prescription or order form. It originated from medieval Latin word dispensarium (neuter of a word dispensarius) and Latin word dispensare.[1]
Electronic dispensaries are designed to ensure efficient and consistent dispensing of excipient and active materials in a secure data environment with full audit traceability. A standard dispensary system consists of a range of modules such as manual dispensing, supervisory, bulk dispensing, recipe management and interfacing with external systems. Such a system might dispense much more than just medical related products like alcohol, tobacco or vitamins and minerals.
Primary Care Facility (Kenya)
In Kenya, a dispensary is a small outpatient health facility, usually managed by a registered nurse. It provides the most basic primary healthcare services to rural communities, e.g. childhood immunization, family planning, wound dressing and management of common ailments like colds, diarrhea and simple malaria. The nurses report to the nursing officer at the health center, where they refer patients with complicated diseases to be managed by clinical officers.
India
In India, a dispensary refers to a small setup with basic medical facilities where a doctor can provide a primary level of care. It doesn't have a hospitalization facility and is generally owned by single doctor. In remote areas of India where hospital facilities are not available, dispensaries will be available.
Alcohol (USA)
The term "dispensary" in the United States was used to refer to government agencies that sell alcoholic beverages, particularly in the state of Idaho and the South Carolina.
Marijuana (USA)
In Arizona, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Illinois, Maine, Oregon, Michigan, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Ontario, Quebec, and Washington, medical cannabis is sold in specially designated stores called dispensaries or "compassion clubs". In Canada dispensaries are far less abundant, with the majority being in British Columbia and Ontario.[2]
Uruguay
in 2013 Uruguay became the first country to legalize medical marijuana cultivation, sale and consumption. The government is intending to license eight producers whose medical marijuana woudl then be sold through traditional pharmacies. The move was meant to decrease role of criminal world in distribution and sales of it.[3]
See also
- Public dispensary
- Apothecary
- Pharmacy
- Dispensary movement in Manchester
- People's Dispensary for Sick Animals
- Royal Public Dispensary of Edinburgh
- Cannabis dispensaries in the United States
References
- ↑ dispensary: definition of dispensary in Oxford dictionary (American English) (US). Oxforddictionaries.com. Retrieved on 2015-12-17.
- ↑ "List of Canadian dispensaries". List of Canadian dispensaries.
- ↑ Carless, Will (2015-01-07) Uruguay's Year In Marijuana: 3 Successes, 3 Burning Questions. NBC News. Retrieved on 2015-12-17.