Research Pharmacy
Investigational Drug Service
The Nebraska Medical Center Investigational Drug Service provides custom pharmaceutical services for the clinical and translational researcher. The Investigational Drug Service Pharmacist is available to address questions or concerns regarding pharmaceutical and investigational agents used in clinical trials.
Clinical trials which utilize medication or investigational products supplied to the institution from a sponsor must have the protocol reviewed by the Medical Staff Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee (described below).
Pharmacy and Therapeutics (P&T) Committee
The Medical Staff Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee (P&T Committee) reviews IRB protocols studying the effects of investigational or marketed drugs. Membership of the P&T Committee consists of at least six (6) medical staff appointees and representatives from the Pharmaceutical & Nutrition Care, Nursing Services, and The Nebraska Medical Center management.
Fees & Services
Budgeting for Pharmacy Services
Each study varies in its requirements and its complexity. Please contact the Investigational Pharmacy to discuss your protocol's need and for assistance with your budget preparation.
Requesting Services
Any investigator conducting clinical trials utilizing investigational products or any medication supplied to this institution from a sponsor must contact the Investigational Drug Service.
The following services are provided by the Research Pharmacy:
- Participate in site initiation visits, start-up meetings, routine monitoring visits, audits, closeouts, etc.
- Provide pharmaceutical expertise to investigators, coordinators and other participating personnel in regards to trial procedures
- Blinding
- Randomization
- Compounding
- IV Admixture
- Drug Procurement
- Study Logistics
- Monitors state and FDA regulations, Nebraska Medicine Policies and Procedures, and Cooperative Group Regulations
- Ordering and receiving medications
- Storage and security
- Documented Temperature Control
- Return/Destruction compliance
- Computerized order entry
- Sponsor Logbooks
- IVRS Systems
- Inpatient (Hospital Units, Emergency Room, Catheterization Laboratory)
- Outpatient
- Outpatient Clinic Pharmacy
- Lied/Village Point/Bellevue Outpatient Infusions Clinic
- Internal Medicine Infusion Clinic
- Clinical Research Center
- Provide medication administration guidelines for nursing
- Provide written guidelines to pharmacy personnel
- Provide staff protocol information and education
Contact Us
Nebraska Medicine Policies
#MS05 Investigational Drugs
#MS07 Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee
These and other Nebraska Medicine policies can be found at the NM Policy Search page. Use keyword "pharmacy" to search for specific policies.