What is pharmacy informatics?

Pharmacy informatics focuses on medication-related knowledge and data in healthcare systems. This includes the acquisition, analysis, dissemination, storage, and use of knowledge and data. In this field, you work to ensure the care that your facility administers regarding medication is optimal. It combines information technology and medical knowledge to improve patient outcomes. Pharmacy informatics uses technology to replace handwritten prescriptions with the help of electronic healthcare records. The goal is to increase patient safety in a clinical setting by reducing errors and streamlining the sharing of information and medication-related operations.