Final Draft 11-30-95
Revised March 1997
Introduction
The Pharmacy Service Design Guide is intended
This Design Guide is not intended to be project-
to be a graphic consolidation of existing
specific. While it does contain the vast majority
Department of Veterans Affairs standards and
of spaces required in Pharmacy Services, it is
criteria. It contains data from the following
not possible to foresee all future requirements.
sources:
The project-specific space program is the basis
for an individual project design. It is important to
Master Construction Specifications PG-18-1
note that the guide plates are a generic graphic
representation only.
Construction Standards H-18-3
Equipment manufacturers should be consulted
Standard Details PG-18-4
for actual dimensions and utility requirements.
Use of this Design Guide does not supersede
Equipment Guide List PG-7610
the
project
architect's
and
engineers'
responsibilities to develop a complete and
List of Equipment symbols PG-18-6
accurate design that meets the user's needs and
the appropriate code requirements.
Space Planning Criteria PG-7610
Barrier-Free Design Handbook H-18-13
Room Finish and Door Hardware Schedule
PG-18-14
Various Technical Criteria (Design Manuals)
pertaining to Architectural, HVAC, Plumbing,
and Electrical.
Consensus information from various VA
medical centers.
Ambulatory Care Program Division
The Design Guide refers to the above
mentioned sources when data is either too
detailed or too broad to be included in this guide.
The Design Guide for Pharmacy Service was
developed as a design tool to assist the medical
center staff and the contracting officers in better
understanding the choices that designers ask
them to make, and to help designers understand
the functional requirements necessary for proper
operation of Inpatient and Outpatient Pharmacy
Services.
The Guide Plates contained in the Pharmacy
Service Design guide are intended as
illustrations of VA's furniture, equipment and
personnel space needs. They are not meant to
limit design opportunities.
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