Fletcher Allen, a Vermont university hospital and medical center, serves all of
Vermont and the northern New York region. Located in Burlington, Fletcher Allen is a regional, academic healthcare center and teaching hospital in alliance with the University of Vermont.
Surgical Care
The variety of surgical procedures performed at Fletcher Allen requires the pharmacist to address issues ranging from the selection and dosing of medications in post-transplant patients to making sure that the patient stays on the right dose of levothyroxine after he has his gallbladder out. We work closely with the medical and nursing staff, reviewing all medication orders for appropriateness and ensuring that information and technology is used for the correct administration and monitoring of medication therapies.
Our pharmacists are specifically responsible for the dosing and monitoring of aminoglycoside antibiotics in patients on the surgical services as well as patients with cystic fibrosis. Patients on anticoagulants, vancomycin, anticonvulsants, and digoxin are flagged with more intensive scrutiny, as are all patients with renal impairment.
