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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: June 7, 2005 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. <br />SUBJECT: Contract Renewal for Pharmacy Services for Health Department <br />DEPARTMENT: Health <br />PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />Contract <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Rosemary Summers, ext 2411 <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough 732-8181 <br />Chapel Hill 968-4501 <br />Durham 688-7331 <br />Mebane 336-227-2031 <br />PURPOSE: To consider approving the contract renewal for pharmacy services for the Health <br />Department. <br />BACKGROUND: For the past five years, the Health Department has contracted with an <br />individual pharmacist to provide pharmacy services for the department. This will be the fourth <br />year of contracting with the same pharmacist, The contract for FY 2005-2006 includes a 2'/z% <br />increase aver last year, $10,803 per year or approximately $32 per hour far on-site pharmacy <br />services. Pharmacy services enabled the Health Department to provide clinical services to over <br />5,000 patients seen in one of the department's clinical services. In addition, in this past year, <br />the pharmacist has assisted in the development of a limited formulary far the initial offering of <br />primary care services, The pharmacist has also assisted in recruiting and training volunteer <br />pharmacists for emergency responses. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: The total cost of the contract is $10,803 for the fiscal year for <br />approximately 334 hours of on-site pharmacy services. The $10,803 is part of the <br />recommended Health Department budget. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board approve the renewal <br />contract and authorize the Chair to sign, pending the approval of the 2005-2006 budget and <br />County Attorney review, <br />