Pharmacy

Department Overview Shenzhen Children's Hospital's Department of Pharmacy is the core medical technical department comprehensively responsible for medication supply assurance, safe medication use, clinical pharmacy services, and pharmaceutical affairs management, and is a key functional department ensuring the normal operation of the hospital's diagnostic and treatment work; the discipline's academic leader is Chief Pharmacist Chen Zebin. The department has always taken "Ensuring medication safety for pediatric patients and promoting rational clinical medication use" as its core mission. On the one hand, it directly provides pediatric patients and their families with full-process, professional pharmacy services, safeguarding children's medication safety in all respects; on the other hand, it provides clinical medical staff with comprehensive pharmaceutical information and technical support, deeply participates in clinical medication decisions, consultations, and guidance, and continuously promotes improvement in rational medication use throughout the hospital. The department comprises six core business divisions, including the outpatient pharmacy (including the outpatient oral medication pharmacy, infusion pharmacy, and special-diagnosis pharmacy), central pharmacy, drug warehouse, clinical pharmacy office, intravenous medication admixture center (IV admixture center), and traditional Chinese medicine pharmacy, forming a closed-loop pharmacy service system covering the entire process of medication procurement, storage, dispensing, clinical application, precision testing, and medication education. The department has a strong talent team and has achieved notable results in platform development. It was approved in 2022 as the Chinese Hospital Association Clinical Pharmacist Standardized Training Base and the National Health Commission Antimicrobial Management Evaluation Research Base, and became a Shenzhen University postgraduate training base in 2025, continuously contributing core strength to the high-quality development of pediatric pharmacy in South China and throughout the country. Scope of Diagnosis and Treatment The department has developed a diagnostic and treatment service system centered on the medication needs of children throughout the entire life cycle and covering all scenarios of outpatient care, hospitalization, and home care, as well as the full chain of medication supply, prescription review, clinical intervention, precision testing, and medication education. Its core diagnostic, treatment, and service scope is as follows: (1) Outpatient Pharmacy Services 1.Precision Prescription Dispensing Services: Undertakes pre-review of outpatient prescriptions throughout the hospital and medication dispensing, covering the full range of outpatient oral medications, intravenous infusion medications, and special-diagnosis specialty medications, strictly controlling prescription appropriateness and dispensing accuracy to ensure efficient medication collection and safe medication use for pediatric outpatients. 2.Specialty Pharmacy Outpatient Diagnostic and Treatment Services: Operates specialty pharmacy clinics covering all categories, with clinical pharmacists seeing patients under a real-name system. These specifically include the routine pharmacy clinic, physician-pharmacist-nurse anticoagulation joint clinic, drug allergy clinic, rare disease pharmacy clinic, weight management pharmacy clinic, and endocrinology joint clinic, providing pediatric patients and parents with one-stop professional diagnostic and treatment services, including individualized medication plan formulation, drug interaction assessment, identification and management of adverse drug reactions, medication guidance for special populations (preterm infants, newborns, and pediatric patients with hepatic or renal insufficiency), and home medication management. 3.All-Channel Medication Consultation Services: Sets up a dedicated medication consultation window in the outpatient pharmacy and operates 6 online medication consultation groups simultaneously, providing parents of pediatric patients with answers to medication questions through multiple channels throughout working hours on weekdays, medication knowledge education, and standardized guidance for home medication use, thereby closing the "last mile" of pharmacy services. (2) Inpatient Pharmacy Services 1.Full-Cycle Inpatient Medication Supply Services: The central pharmacy provides all inpatient wards with medication review, individualized dispensing, and precise delivery services for long-term and temporary medication orders, ensuring the timeliness, standardization, and accuracy of medication use by hospitalized pediatric patients 24 hours a day. 2.Aseptic Intravenous Medication Admixture Services: The IV admixture center provides all hospital wards with centralized aseptic-environment admixture, intelligent finished-product sorting, and closed-loop ward delivery services for intravenous medications including total parenteral nutrition solutions, cytotoxic drugs, antibiotics, and conventional therapeutic medications, avoiding intravenous medication admixture risks at the source and ensuring the safety of intravenous medication use for pediatric patients. 3.Clinical Pharmacy Services Embedded in Departments: Specialty clinical pharmacists comprehensively cover all clinical wards of the hospital, routinely participating in clinical rounds, multidisciplinary consultations for difficult cases, and the treatment of critically ill pediatric patients; they assist clinical teams in formulating and optimizing individualized dosing regimens, conduct medication risk assessment and intervention, and provide clinical medical staff with real-time, precise pharmaceutical technical support. (3) Precision Pharmacy Testing Services 1.Therapeutic Drug Monitoring (TDM): Relying on the Pediatric Intelligent Precision Medication Platform, the department uses internationally advanced testing technologies such as EMIT and LC/MS to conduct blood drug concentration testing for dozens of commonly used pediatric medications, covering antimicrobial drugs (voriconazole, posaconazole, vancomycin, etc.), immunosuppressants (cyclosporine, tacrolimus, sirolimus, etc.), antiepileptic drugs (lacosamide, oxcarbazepine, levetiracetam, etc.), and cardiovascular and antineoplastic drugs (valproic acid, digoxin, methotrexate, etc.), with an annual testing volume of more than 18,000 test instances. It simultaneously provides send-out blood drug concentration monitoring services for special medications such as carbamazepine, phenobarbital, phenytoin sodium, and aminophylline, providing precise laboratory data support for clinical adjustment of dosing regimens and individualized pharmacotherapy. 2.Pharmacogenetic Testing: Uses nucleic acid in situ hybridization to conduct drug-related gene determination and analysis. Core pharmacogenetic testing programs for proton pump inhibitors, statins, azathioprine / mercaptopurine, clopidogrel, and carbamazepine have been launched, while testing programs for tacrolimus, glucocorticoids, and others are pending launch. These programs can complete medication risk assessment, efficacy prediction, and adverse reaction risk screening for pediatric patients at the genetic level, supporting clinical precision medicine and the formulation of individualized medication plans. (4) Distinctive Traditional Chinese Medicine Pharmacy Services 1.Individualized Traditional Chinese Medicine Prescription Dispensing Services: Provides precision dispensing services for traditional Chinese medicine prescriptions including decoction pieces, formula granules, customized herbal pastes, and distinctive powders, taking into account children's physiological characteristics and medication needs and providing individualized traditional Chinese medicine preparation plans. 2.Full-Chain Traditional Chinese Medicine Processing Services: Provides one-stop processing services including direct supply of in-house traditional Chinese medicine preparations, decoction services, herbal paste concentration, and traditional Chinese medicine pulverization. Decoction services support delivery to the home, addressing the difficulties faced by families of pediatric patients in decocting and administering traditional Chinese medicines. 3.Public-Interest Traditional Chinese Medicine Education Services: Regularly conducts public-interest activities such as the Herbal Medicine Garden science education program, providing pediatric patients and parents with education on traditional Chinese medicine medication knowledge and guidance on children's traditional Chinese medicine health maintenance, and promoting the popularization and dissemination of traditional Chinese medicine culture among children. (5) Pharmaceutical Affairs Management and Rational Medication Services 1.Full-Process Prescription Control Services: Achieves full coverage of pre-prescription review and online prescription evaluation across all outpatient and inpatient scenarios, establishing a full-process rational medication control system of "pre-event interception - in-process intervention - post-event evaluation", intercepting inappropriate prescriptions at the source and standardizing clinical medication practices. 2.Scientific Antimicrobial Management Services: Relying on the National Health Commission Antimicrobial Management Evaluation Research Base, conducts hospital-wide monitoring, evaluation, training, and continuous improvement of the clinical use of antimicrobial drugs, establishes a multidisciplinary antimicrobial management system, and promotes rational clinical use of antimicrobial drugs. 3.Comprehensive Pharmaceutical Information Services: Has established a comprehensive pharmaceutical information database to provide clinical medical staff with professional pharmaceutical information services including the latest pharmaceutical information, standardized interpretation of medication package inserts, guidance on off-label medication management, searches for drug interactions and incompatibilities, and medication standards for special populations, continuously improving the level of rational medication use throughout the hospital. Strengths and Distinctive Features 1.Full-Chain Pediatric-Specific Pharmacy Service System: Focusing on children's physiological characteristics and core medication-related difficulties, the department has built a pediatric-specific pharmacy service system covering all "outpatient - inpatient - home" scenarios and the full chain of "medication supply - prescription review - clinical intervention - precision testing - medication education". It has developed core strengths in areas including pediatric medication split-dose dispensing, individualized medication use for newborns / preterm infants, and medication support for critically ill pediatric patients, addressing common industry-wide challenges in pediatric medication use. 2.Multi-Level Specialized Pharmacy Outpatient Clinic Matrix: The pharmacy clinics were officially opened in July 2024. The department rapidly completed its specialty layout and built a specialty pharmacy clinic system covering multiple fields including routine pharmacy consultation, anticoagulation, drug allergy, rare diseases, weight management, and endocrinology. It simultaneously created the "physician - pharmacist - nurse" joint clinic model, achieving a service upgrade from "medication dispensing" to "medication diagnosis and treatment" and providing pediatric patients with full-cycle medication management services. 3.Domestically Leading Pediatric Precision Medication Platform: The department has established a pediatric pharmacy laboratory with comprehensive functions and advanced technology, capable of conducting blood drug concentration monitoring for dozens of commonly used pediatric medications and multiple categories of pharmacogenetic testing. With an annual testing volume of more than 18,000 test instances, its testing scope covers core categories of medications used in pediatric clinical practice, providing precise laboratory support for individualized dosing in children and achieving a leapfrog upgrade from "empirical medication use" to "precision medication use". 4.All-Scenario Intelligent Pharmacy Service Layout: Automation and intelligent pharmacy equipment have been deployed across all business areas of the outpatient pharmacy, central pharmacy, IV admixture center, traditional Chinese medicine pharmacy, and clinical pharmacy office, enabling intelligent control of the entire process of medication dispensing, sorting, delivery, storage, and management, greatly improving pharmacy service efficiency, reducing the risk of medication errors at the technical level, and safeguarding pediatric patients' medication safety in all respects. 5.Development Model Integrating Research and Clinical Practice in Depth: The department adheres to conducting research breakthroughs guided by clinical needs. Over the past four years, it has obtained approval for numerous national- and provincial-level research projects, with research achievements rapidly transformed into clinical service capabilities. At the same time, it has led the development of multiple national- and provincial-level industry guidelines and standards in pediatric pharmacy, filling several gaps in industry regulations and achieving a virtuous cycle of "clinical practice promoting research and research benefiting clinical practice". 6.Diversified Traditional Chinese Medicine Specialty Service System: The department has created a full-process traditional Chinese medicine service system integrating decoction-piece dispensing, formula-granule dispensing, customized herbal paste and powder preparations, decoction and delivery services, direct supply of in-house preparations, and traditional Chinese medicine education. It matches children's medication characteristics, combines traditional Chinese medicine features with modern processing technology, and provides pediatric patients with convenient, safe, and individualized traditional Chinese medicine pharmacy services. Advanced Equipment The department is equipped with advanced pharmacy equipment covering the entire processes of medication dispensing, precision testing, and intelligent management. Its facilities and technical conditions can comprehensively meet various pharmacy service needs, including in vivo analysis of pediatric drugs, routine clinical dispensing, and aseptic medication preparation. The core equipment is categorized as follows: 1.Precision Pharmacy Testing Equipment: Equipped with large-scale precision testing equipment such as a high-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometer and a fully automated biochemical analyzer, as well as molecular testing equipment such as a PCR gene amplification instrument and a fluorescence in situ hybridization instrument, enabling precise completion of blood drug concentration testing, pharmacogenetic testing, and other precision pharmacy analyses and providing core technical support for individualized medication in clinical practice. 2.Outpatient Pharmacy Automation Equipment: Deploys an intelligent pharmacy dispensing system to realize automatic outpatient prescription review, intelligent medication dispensing, and rapid dispensing, greatly improving the efficiency of outpatient medication collection, reducing the risk of dispensing errors, and ensuring pediatric patients' medication safety. 3.Central Pharmacy Automation Equipment: Equipped with a fully automated powder medication dispensing machine to realize automated, individualized, and precise dispensing of oral medications for hospitalized pediatric patients, especially meeting the need for split-dose dispensing of pediatric medications and improving the accuracy and efficiency of inpatient medication dispensing. 4.Automation Equipment of the Intravenous Medication Admixture Center: Equipped with a benchtop vial intravenous drug compounding robotic system, an IV admixture center automation system, a fully automated finished-product sorting system, an intelligent ward medication delivery system, a fully automated labeling machine, and intelligent medication management cabinets, achieving automated and aseptic control of the entire intravenous medication process from labeling, admixture, and sorting to delivery and ensuring the safety of intravenous medication at the source. 5.Traditional Chinese Medicine Pharmacy Automation Equipment: Equipped with formula-granule dispensing equipment, a fully automated decoction machine, a herbal paste concentration machine, a traditional Chinese medicine pulverizer, and other equipment, achieving automation and standardization of traditional Chinese medicine dispensing, decoction, and concentration processing and ensuring the quality and dispensing efficiency of traditional Chinese medicine preparations. Expert Team The department's academic leader is Chief Pharmacist Chen Zebin, who has led the department in building a professional talent team with high educational attainment, strong professional capabilities, a sound tiered structure, and distinctive pediatric pharmacy characteristics. It is a leading-scale pediatric pharmacy team in South China with comprehensive professional staffing. The department currently has 136 pharmacy professional and technical personnel, including 11 traditional Chinese medicine pharmacists and 125 Western medicine pharmacists, with professional staffing comprehensively covering Western medicine, traditional Chinese medicine, clinical pharmacy, precision pharmacy, and all other fields. In terms of professional title structure, there are currently 8 staff members with senior professional titles, 71 with intermediate professional titles, and 50 with junior professional titles. Personnel with intermediate and senior professional titles account for more than 58%, forming a mature talent echelon; In terms of educational structure, there are 9 doctoral degree holders and 30 master's degree holders. Personnel with a bachelor's degree or above account for 91%, and the proportion of highly educated personnel ranks among the highest in pharmacy departments of children's hospitals in China; In terms of clinical pharmacist staffing, personnel allocation has been completed strictly according to national standards. More than 9 pharmacists are provided per 100 beds, and more than 1 clinical pharmacist is provided per 100 beds. Clinical pharmacists comprehensively cover all clinical wards of the hospital and can provide clinical teams and pediatric patients with comprehensive professional pharmacy services. Talent Development and Continuing Education The department attaches great importance to pharmacy talent development and continuing education in the field, and has established a full-chain pediatric pharmacy talent training system integrating institutional education, postgraduate education, and continuing education. It is an important national training hub for pediatric pharmacy professionals. 1.National Standardized Training Bases: In 2022, it was approved as the Chinese Hospital Association Clinical Pharmacist Standardized Training Base and the National Health Commission Antimicrobial Management Evaluation Research Base. It undertakes standardized training of clinical pharmacists in pediatrics nationwide, the development of professionals in scientific antimicrobial management, and technical guidance, and has established a comprehensive pediatric clinical pharmacist training system, supplying large numbers of highly qualified pediatric pharmacy professionals to medical institutions at all levels across the country. 2.Postgraduate Training Base of a Higher Education Institution: In 2025, it was approved as a Shenzhen University postgraduate training base and officially began training master's students in pediatric pharmacy, deeply promoting coordinated medical-education development and building an integrated "clinical practice - teaching - research" postgraduate training model to support the development and academic succession of the pediatric pharmacy talent echelon. 3.Comprehensive Continuing Education System: Routinely conducts pharmacy knowledge training for hospital medical and nursing personnel, skills enhancement training for pharmacy professionals, and teaching and further training for pharmacy personnel from primary medical institutions. At the same time, relying on the industry guidelines and expert consensuses led and formulated by the department, it conducts standardized training and academic promotion in pediatric pharmacy nationwide and across regions, builds an industry exchange platform, and promotes improvement in the overall service capabilities of the pediatric pharmacy sector. Scientific and Academic Standing The department adheres to the development philosophy of "clinical needs orientation and integration of research with clinical practice". Over the past four years, it has achieved abundant results in discipline development and research and has significant academic influence and industry voice in the field of pediatric pharmacy in China. It is a benchmark department for pediatric pharmacy discipline development in South China. 1.Research Projects and Funding Support: Over the past four years, a total of 47 research projects at various levels have been approved, including 5 National Natural Science Foundation of China Young Scientists Fund projects, 3 General Program projects of the Guangdong Natural Science Foundation, 4 Shenzhen Municipal Commission of Science and Innovation projects, 2 Special Support Program projects for high-level talents in the municipal health system, and 33 commissioned research projects. Total approved research funding exceeds 8 million yuan, and the number of approved national-level projects ranks among the highest in pharmacy departments of children's hospitals in China. 2.Abundant Publications and Research Achievements: Over the past four years, a total of 55 professional papers have been published, including 40 SCI papers, with a total impact factor of 206.5 points and a maximum single-article impact factor of 17.5 points. The department has participated in the compilation of 5 professional books and in the formulation of 5 industry expert consensuses. The quantity and quality of its research achievements remain firmly in the leading tier of pediatric pharmacy in China. 3.Prominent Voice in Industry Standard Development: It led the publication of the "Guangdong Province Catalogue of Off-Label Drug Use (2025 Edition)" and led the advancement of the formulation of multiple national- and provincial-level industry guidelines and standards, including the "Expert Consensus on Adjustment of Antimicrobial Medication Regimens for Pediatric Renal Replacement Therapy" and the "Standards for Split-Dose Dispensing of Pediatric Medicines in Medical Institutions" (including national specifications and Greater Bay Area standards), filling multiple gaps in industry standards in pediatric pharmacy and leading the standardized and normalized development of the pediatric pharmacy sector nationwide. 4.Abundant Intellectual Property and Industry Honors: A total of 4 invention patents have been applied for, 4 utility model patents have been granted, and 4 software copyrights have been registered. Over the past four years, the department has received 15 national- and provincial-level industry honors, and its discipline development achievements and pharmacy service capabilities have received broad recognition from national and provincial industry authorities and academic institutions. Contact Information 1. Outpatient Pharmacy (A Building, Outpatient Building, 1st Floor): 0755-83008356 2. Special-Diagnosis Pharmacy (A Building, Outpatient Building, 6th Floor): 0755-83008260 3. Central Pharmacy (B Building, Inpatient Department, 2nd Floor): 0755-83008259 4. Intravenous Medication Admixture Center (B Building, Inpatient Department, 2nd Floor): 0755-83008257 5. Drug Warehouse (B Building, Inpatient Department, 2nd Floor): 0755-83008258 6. Traditional Chinese Medicine Pharmacy (A Building, Outpatient Building, 6th Floor): 0755-83008357 7. TDM and Precision Pharmacy Laboratory (Department of Pharmacy Laboratory, 2nd Floor, Temporary Building at the East Gate): 0755-83008268