Roper and St. Francis pharmacies will provide safe and effective pharmaceuticals and pharmaceutical care to patients throughout life -- from newborn to geriatric services. In addition, the pharmacies are committed to maintaining employee competency and fiscal responsibility while providing high quality services and care to all patients in a timely manner.

The most familiar role of a hospital pharmacy is that of distributing medications to inpatients. At Roper and St. Francis, however, the pharmacy goes above and beyond this function. Pharmacy Services also compounds medications, provides guidance to the clinicians prescribing and administering medications, helps to educate patients about their pharmaceutical therapy, participates in Clinical Research, and performs clinical and managerial duties to ensure that the facilities are providing the highest level of pharmaceutical care and is making the best use of its pharmaceutical resources.

To meet the scope and complexity of patient care needs, pharmacy services are supported by pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and other supportive personnel 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at all facilities.