This customizable document, Medications Acquired from Outside Sources by an LIP, is taken from MCN Healthcare's Medication Management Manual. For more than 20 years, MCN has been the health care industry's leading provider of policy and procedure templates, forms, competencies and other compliance tools.

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Here is some sample content from Medications Acquired from Outside Sources by an LIP:

	Note: POLICY: A licensed independent practitioner LIP may occasionally need to acquire a medication from sources other than Hospital's pharmacy for use in patient care. When this need arises, approval must be obtained from the Chief of Service, Chair of the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee and/or the Chief of Staff. See hospital formulary policy for non-formulary drugs. Approval or rejection of the LIP's request to use a medication from an outside source will be communicated to the Pharmacy Director, who will then notify the patient care unit where the patient is located. The use of...
Second excerpt:
	...to, the dosage form, dosage range, storage requirements, route of administration, strength, actions, uses, side effects, adverse effects, contraindications, interactions and symptoms of toxicity and the source of the medication. The Pharmacy Department shall supply this information to those who handle, dispense and administer these drugs. After administration of a medication from a source other than the hospital's pharmacy, the individual who has administered the medication will...