Applications of computers in pharmacy

1. Applications of
Applications of
Computers in Pharmacy
Computers in Pharmacy
Dr. Puspendra Kumar
Dr. Puspendra Kumar
Dr. Puspendra Kumar
Dr. Puspendra Kumar
M. Pharm., Ph.D.
M. Pharm., Ph.D.
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3. What are the applications of
What are the applications of
Computers in pharmacy?
Computers in pharmacy?

 Right
Right now
now computers
computers and
and pharmacy
pharmacy go
go hand
hand in
in
hand
hand.
.

 Drug
Drug and
and patient
patient database
database management
management.
.

 Order
Order entry
entry systems,
systems, billing
billing;
; purchasing
purchasing.
.

 Drug
Drug information
information.
.

 Automated
Automated dispensing
dispensing units
units.
.

 Used
Used in
in various
various studies
studies i
i.
.e
e.
. PK/PD
PK/PD

 Today
Today we
we can
can exchange
exchange health
health information
information and
and
provide
provide services
services across
across geographic,
geographic, time
time and
and
social
social boundaries
boundaries.
.

4. Computer & Medical Education
Computer & Medical Education

 Computers
Computers have
have revolutionized
revolutionized the
the way
way
education
education is
is handled
handled in
in the
the today’s
today’s world
world.
.

 In
In medical
medical education,
education, computers
computers are
are particularly
particularly

 In
In medical
medical education,
education, computers
computers are
are particularly
particularly
useful
useful because
because there
there is
is such
such a
a need
need for
for learning
learning
and
and presenting
presenting large
large amounts
amounts of
of data,
data, getting
getting
and
and comparing
comparing accurate
accurate study
study and
and test
test results,
results,
and
and effectively
effectively monitoring
monitoring patients
patients.
.

5. Health informatics
Health informatics

 Health
Health care
care informatics
informatics or
or medical
medical
informatics
informatics is
is the
the intersection
intersection of
of information
information
science,
science, computer
computer science,
science, and
and health
health care
care.
. It
It
deals
deals with
with the
the resources,
resources, devices,
devices, and
and methods
methods
required
required to
to optimize
optimize the
the acquisition
acquisition (gaining),
(gaining),
storage,
storage, retrieval,
retrieval, and
and use
use of
of information
information in
in
health
health and
and biomedicine
biomedicine.
.
storage,
storage, retrieval,
retrieval, and
and use
use of
of information
information in
in
health
health and
and biomedicine
biomedicine.
.

 Health
Health informatics
informatics tools
tools include
include not
not only
only
computers
computers but
but also
also clinical
clinical guidelines,
guidelines, formal
formal
medical
medical terminologies,
terminologies, and
and information
information and
and
communication
communication systems
systems.
. It
It is
is applied
applied to
to the
the
areas
areas of
of nursing,
nursing, clinical
clinical care,
care, dentistry,
dentistry,
pharmacy,
pharmacy, public
public health
health and
and (bio)medical
(bio)medical
research
research.
.

6. Computer
Computer-
-aided design of drugs
aided design of drugs

 A
A further
further refinement
refinement of
of new
new drug
drug design
design and
and
production
production was
was provided
provided by
by the
the process
process of
of
computer
computer-
-aided
aided design
design (CAD)
(CAD).
.

 With
With the
the availability
availability of
of powerful
powerful computers
computers and
and

 With
With the
the availability
availability of
of powerful
powerful computers
computers and
and
sophisticated
sophisticated graphics
graphics software,
software, it
it is
is possible
possible for
for
the
the medicinal
medicinal chemist
chemist to
to design
design new
new molecules
molecules
and
and evaluate
evaluate their
their effectiveness
effectiveness.
.

7. Presentations
Presentations

 The
The field
field of
of medicine
medicine often
often relies
relies on
on complex
complex
definitions
definitions of
of conditions
conditions and
and procedural
procedural techniques
techniques.
.

 If
If you
you are
are an
an educator,
educator, use
use the
the computer
computer to
to show
show your
your
medical
medical students
students PowerPoint
PowerPoint presentations
presentations that
that
medical
medical students
students PowerPoint
PowerPoint presentations
presentations that
that
simplify
simplify the
the large
large amounts
amounts of
of text
text often
often needed
needed in
in
medical
medical science
science.
.

 Stick
Stick to
to the
the basics
basics in
in the
the visual
visual presentations
presentations.
. You
You also
also
may
may use
use computers
computers to
to present
present video
video data
data of
of medical
medical
policies
policies or
or procedures,
procedures, or
or for
for slide
slide shows
shows of
of diseases
diseases or
or
traumas
traumas and
and their
their treatments
treatments.
.

8. Research Papers
Research Papers

 If
If you
you are
are doing
doing a
a medical
medical research
research study,
study, you
you can
can
use
use the
the computer
computer to
to write
write your
your findings,
findings, format
format a
a
paper
paper for
for publication,
publication, find
find relevant
relevant studies
studies on
on the
the
Internet
Internet or
or print
print posters
posters for
for medical
medical conferences
conferences.
.

 If
If you
you use
use the
the Internet,
Internet, stick
stick to
to reputable
reputable
information
information sources
sources such
such as
as electronic
electronic versions
versions of
of
information
information sources
sources such
such as
as electronic
electronic versions
versions of
of
medical
medical journals
journals.
.

 Being
Being able
able to
to write
write these
these kinds
kinds of
of papers
papers is
is crucial
crucial
in
in establishing
establishing your
your credibility
credibility as
as a
a medical
medical
professional
professional because
because they
they show
show that
that you
you have
have an
an
understanding
understanding of
of one
one or
or more
more medical
medical topics
topics and
and
are
are able
able to
to conduct
conduct research
research and
and present
present
information
information.
.

9. Simulations
Simulations

 Because
Because medicine
medicine involves
involves hands
hands-
-on
on work,
work,
medical
medical students
students need
need to
to practice
practice procedures
procedures
before
before they
they do
do the
the procedure
procedure for
for real
real on
on a
a
patient
patient.
.
patient
patient.
.

 Use
Use computer
computer programs
programs that
that simulate
simulate surgery
surgery
and
and other
other procedures
procedures to
to meet
meet this
this need
need.
.

10. Instrumentations
Instrumentations

 Instruments
Instruments play
play vital
vital role
role for
for analysis
analysis of
of various
various
samples
samples.
.

 Various
Various softwares
softwares are
are designed
designed for
for accurate
accurate
running
running of
of instruments
instruments.
.
running
running of
of instruments
instruments.
.

 Examples
Examples:
:

 UV
UV-
-visible
visible spectroscopy
spectroscopy by
by UV
UV Probe
Probe.
.

 FTIR
FTIR by
by IR
IR Solution
Solution

 HPTLC
HPTLC by
by Wincats
Wincats

 HPLC
HPLC by
by Empower
Empower

11. Informational Storage
Informational Storage

 Computers
Computers can
can store
store massive
massive amounts
amounts of
of data
data.
.

 Use
Use a
a computer
computer or
or personal
personal digital
digital assistant
assistant to
to
take
take and
and store
store notes
notes on
on any
any patients
patients you
you may
may see
see
as
as you
you go
go on
on supervised
supervised rounds
rounds.
.

 This
This makes
makes it
it much
much easier
easier to
to find
find the
the medical
medical
information
information you
you need
need when
when discussing
discussing the
the
information
information you
you need
need when
when discussing
discussing the
the
patient
patient and
and reduces
reduces the
the physical
physical amount
amount of
of
papers
papers and
and texts
texts you
you need
need to
to carry
carry with
with you
you.
.

 This
This is
is very
very important
important in
in medicine,
medicine, since
since
efficiency
efficiency and
and ease
ease of
of referencing
referencing medical
medical
information
information impacts
impacts the
the speed
speed and
and accuracy
accuracy of
of
patient
patient treatment
treatment.
.

12. Testing and Self Evaluation
Testing and Self Evaluation

 Use
Use computers
computers to
to take
take tests
tests on
on medical
medical subjects
subjects
or
or to
to quiz
quiz yourself
yourself on
on medical
medical data
data.
.

 The
The advantage
advantage of
of this
this is
is that
that you
you can
can get
get
immediate
immediate feedback
feedback and
and do
do not
not need
need to
to depend
depend
on
on your
your instructor
instructor to
to review
review information
information or
or to
to
find
find out
out how
how well
well you
you have
have learned
learned.
.
find
find out
out how
how well
well you
you have
have learned
learned.
.

 If
If you
you use
use this
this method,
method, keep
keep your
your tests
tests or
or reviews
reviews
short
short and
and use
use them
them often
often rather
rather than
than having
having huge
huge
long
long tests
tests and
and reviews
reviews.
.

 You
You are
are more
more likely
likely to
to retain
retain information
information if
if you
you
use
use it
it frequently,
frequently, and
and in
in medicine,
medicine, you'll
you'll also
also be
be
called
called on
on to
to pull
pull many
many medical
medical facts
facts daily
daily from
from
memory
memory.
.

13. Drug Information Services
Drug Information Services

 Pharmaceutical
Pharmaceutical companies
companies are
are responsible
responsible for
for
providing
providing updated,
updated, relevant
relevant information
information on
on the
the
efficacy,
efficacy, safety
safety and
and quality
quality of
of drugs
drugs to
to medical
medical
professionals
professionals and
and finally
finally to
to patients
patients.
.

 To
To fulfill
fulfill this
this responsibility,
responsibility, they
they developed
developed a
a
drug
drug information
information database
database system
system to
to manage
manage
drug
drug information
information database
database system
system to
to manage
manage
various
various information
information generated
generated during
during
development
development of
of new
new products
products and
and after
after launch
launch
of
of the
the products
products.
.

 This
This system
system is
is incorporated
incorporated into
into an
an on
on-
-line
line
network
network system,
system, and
and can
can be
be directly
directly accessed
accessed by
by
thousands
thousands of
of people
people all
all over
over the
the world
world.
.

14. Information System in The
Information System in The
Pharmaceutical Industry
Pharmaceutical Industry

 An
An information
information system
system (IS)
(IS) is
is any
any combination
combination
of
of information
information technology
technology and
and people's
people's activities
activities
using
using that
that technology
technology to
to support
support operations,
operations,
management,
management, and
and decision
decision-
-making
making.
.
Advanced pharmaceutical companies are realizing
 Advanced pharmaceutical companies are realizing
that the implementation of information
management technologies in their operations can
greatly enhance their chances for success by
reducing their time-to-market and enhancing
efficiency in their production runs.

15. 3D Printing in Medicine &
3D Printing in Medicine &
Formulation
Formulation

 Three
Three-
-dimensional
dimensional printing
printing (
(3
3DP)
DP) technology
technology relies
relies
on
on computer
computer aided
aided designs
designs to
to achieve
achieve unparalleled
unparalleled
flexibility,
flexibility, time
time-
-saving,
saving, and
and exceptional
exceptional
manufacturing
manufacturing capability
capability of
of pharmaceutical
pharmaceutical drug
drug
products
products.
. The
The process
process involves
involves 3
3D
D proto
proto-
-typing
typing of
of
products
products.
. The
The process
process involves
involves 3
3D
D proto
proto-
-typing
typing of
of
layer
layer-
-by
by-
-layer
layer fabrication
fabrication (via
(via computer
computer-
-aided
aided
design
design models)
models) to
to formulate
formulate drug
drug materials
materials into
into the
the
desired
desired dosage
dosage form
form.
.

 3
3DP
DP in
in pharmaceutical
pharmaceutical drug
drug delivery
delivery is
is anticipated
anticipated
to
to excel
excel tremendously
tremendously in
in the
the area
area of
of personalized
personalized
medicines
medicines.
.

16. Packaging and Labeling
Packaging and Labeling

 Computers
Computers play
play a
a vital
vital role
role in
in packaging
packaging and
and
designing
designing of
of creative
creative labels
labels.
.

 Packaging
Packaging takes
takes 2
2D
D designs
designs and
and transforms
transforms them
them
into
into printed,
printed, tactile
tactile 3
3D
D creations
creations—
—it’s
it’s an
an incredibly
incredibly
effective
effective way
way of
of bringing
bringing a
a strong
strong branded
branded look
look to
to
effective
effective way
way of
of bringing
bringing a
a strong
strong branded
branded look
look to
to
a
a product,
product, or
or helping
helping the
the consumer
consumer to
to commit
commit to
to
purchasing
purchasing.
.