The public is reminded that the pharmacy at the Eunice Gibson Polyclinic, Warrens, St. Michael, will be closed this Friday, October 11, to facilitate the rollout of the Barbados Drug Service’s (BDS) new Pharmacy Management System.
It will reopen on Monday, October 14, when the system is fully implemented.
The pharmacy at Eunice Gibson is one of many pharmacies under the aegis of the BDS, in addition to the Psychiatric Hospital Pharmacy, which will have scheduled closures until Monday, October 28.
On the dates of the closures, clients may access pharmaceutical services at any polyclinic pharmacy or outpatient clinic pharmacy. All clients are reminded that they must present their Barbados Identification Card to access pharmaceutical services. Clients who need refill medications must present their medication containers to facilitate the refill process.
Persons are likely to experience a temporary increase in wait times for pharmaceutical services for approximately four weeks.
The new system is expected to result in an improvement in patient records management, treatment, and pharmaceutical health care and safety.
The management of the Drug Service regrets any inconvenience which may be caused and encourages members of the public to arrange their business accordingly.