1. Purdue University Pharmacy
Nicole Noel, pharm.D.
March 23, 2018

2. Partnerships Services commenced with ISDH
July 1, 2013
Services commenced with MCPHD
October 1, 2017

3. Pharmacy Team @ Purdue Nancy Chapman, Staff Pharmacist
Nicole Noel, Director
Mary Grable, Assistant Director
Mary Jo Withered, Staff Pharmacist

4. What services does Purdue provide?
Receive prescriptions
Collaborate with providers to ensure appropriate doses and medications in both LTBI and active TB
Prepare prescriptions for shipment
Drug information questions

5. By the numbers…

6. Initial Orders Electronic prescription or phone in prescription
If prescriber is a designee of the county health officer:
LHD nurse can phone in order because he/she is acting as the prescriber’s authorized and direct agent
If prescriber is a community provider:
LHD nurse cannot call the order into Purdue
Provider’s office needs to provide the prescription directly to Purdue Pharmacy

7. Initials Orders Include: Patient allergies Patient weight
Confirm dosages based on patient weight
Other medications
Screen for drug interactions
County
Where should the medications be shipped?

8. Shipping Guidelines
All initial sets of active or suspect active orders are shipped overnight via FedEx
Prescriptions received prior to 2 PM will be shipped same day
All refills for both active or suspect active patients and all initials and refill LTBI orders are shipped via USPS
Shipping days are Tuesday and Thursd ay of each week

9. Stocked Medications First-line Agents Second-line Agents Isoniazid
Rifampin
Rifabutin
Rifapentine
Pyrazinamide
Ethambutol
Second-line Agents
Cycloserine
Ethionamide
Levofloxacin
Moxifloxacin
Linezolid

10. Non-Stocked Medications
Medications like bedaquiline and clofazamine are not stocked at Purdue University Pharmacy
If an MDR occurs, the pharmacy and ISDH will work collaboratively to obtain the medications
Other medications like amikacin and p-aminosalicylic acid (PASER), can be obtained by the next business day
PASER must be refrigerated – special arrangements will be made with ISDH to have medication delivered to local health department

11. Nicole Noel, Pharm.D. Phone: