Pharmacy

The Ottawa Hospital Drug Information Service is part of the Pharmacy Department. 

We answer requests from all hospital staff but most commonly receive questions from physicians, pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, nurses and health-care professionals in training.

Bilingual services are provided by pharmacists, who are dedicated to that specialty, and are also involved in clinical practice and education. Five pharmacy residents have a compulsory four-week rotation at the beginning of their training.

The Ottawa Valley Regional Drug Information Service (OVRDIS) is located at The Ottawa Hospital – General Campus, and shares resources, space and staff with the hospital’s drug information service. OVRDIS is administered by The Ottawa Hospital. An on-going quality assurance program involving user satisfaction surveys is an inherent part of the service and ensures excellence. Bilingual services are provided by pharmacists who are not only specialists in drug information but who are also involved in clinical practice.

Services are provided to pharmacists employed by hospitals, community pharmacies, government and professional organizations who subscribe to the service. Other health professionals may directly access the service if they have no access to a pharmacist. Our goal is to help pharmacists fulfil their role as drug information providers, as clinical practitioners, as educators and as modern managers.