Broughton Hospital
Morganton, North Carolina
Pharmacy Services

The Pharmacy Department is committed to providing comprehensive, progressive pharmaceutical services, based on available resources, to the inpatient population at Broughton Hospital.  Pharmaceutical services in this regional North Carolina State-operated psychiatric hospital include provision of services to the following age groups:  Adolescent (Ages 12 to 18), Adult (Ages 19 to 64), and Geriatric (Ages 65 and over). Diagnoses in this population include acute and chronic psychiatric disorders, and various dual diagnoses. Many patients in this population have concurrent medical disorders, which  require medical monitoring or interventions. Therefore, the scope of medications utilized in the treatment of this population includes a wide range of both psychiatric and medical medications. Pharmacy services provided at Broughton Hospital include clinical pharmacy services, distributive services, and administrative services. 

Jerry McKee

Jerry McKee  Pharm.D., M.S., BCPP

Pharmacy Director

Clinical pharmacy services include:

  • evaluation and monitoring of drug therapy through direct involvement with patient care rounds and interdisciplinary treatment team participation;
  • provision of drug information and patient care consultations;
  • provision of patient and family education;
  • utilization of the patient medication profile to monitor drug therapy via clinical screening;
  • coordination of formulary maintenance activities, drug therapy management activities, and adverse drug reaction monitoring activities, for the Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee;
  • provision of pharmacokinetic dosing assistance;
  • monitoring for patients receiving clozapine.
  • Documentation of pharmaceutical care consultations via palm pilot device.

Scheduled pharmacy hours are 8 AM to 9 PM, Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM on Saturday and Sunday with a limited staff, and 8 AM to 12 noon on holidays with a limited staff. The Pharmacy also provides an after-hours pharmacy service, which consists of a night drug cabinet and a pharmacist on-call.

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