Hospital Pharmacy

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Dr.Sowmya Spoorthi.M
Assistant Progessor
Department of Pharmacy Practice
KLE College of Pharmacy

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What is hospital Pharmacy
 Hospital pharmacy is defined as actual practice of pharmacy in a hospital.
 Hospital Pharmacy is also defines as a department where the drugs are
procured ,stored , compounded, manufactured ,assayed, packed and
distributed to the patient by professionally trained and qualified pharmacist.

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What are the Goals of Hospital Pharmacy
 To provide benefits of a qualified hospital pharmacist to atients and health
care institutes, to the allied health professions and to the profession of
pharmacy.
 To assist in Providing an adequate supply of such qualified hospital
pharmacists.
 To Promote research in hospital pharmacy practices and in the
pharmaceutical sciences in general.

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What are the Objectives of Hospital
Pharmacy
 To teach hospital pharmacist about ethics of hospital pharmacy .
 To ensure nurses , pharmacist trainees and others medical staff on various
aspects od drugs.
 To ensure the availability of right medication at reasonable cost.
 To establish drug information services in hospital.
 To attract greater number of qualified pharmacist in the hospital.
 To Coordinate and cooperate with other department of hospital

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What are the functions of Hospital
Pharmacy
 Pharmacy Activities
 Supportive activities
 Educational activities

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What are the functions of Hospital
Pharmacy
 Dispensing of drug chemicals and pharmaceutical preparation in a hospital.
 Preparation and sterilization of injectable drug if prepared in hospital.
 Necessary inspections of all pharmaceutical supplies if prepared in hospitals.
 Maintenance of an approved stocks of antidotes and other emergency drugs in
a hospital.
 Maintenance of records of dispensing of all narcotic drugs and alcohol in
hospital.

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 Maintenance of records and specification of purhare
drugs,chemicals,biological and medical staff in hospital.
 Hospital Pharmacy take responsibility to educate and train the nurses,
Physicians and patients

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Location
 It must be located in easily accessible to Out-Patient department.
 The size should be determined by its operational activities.
 Provision should be made for
 Fire control
 Adequate seating facility for staff
 Storage of Narcotic and Poisonous drugs.
 Storage of Bulk solutions and concentrates.

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A Typical Layout of Hospital Pharmacy

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Requirements of the Hospital Pharmacy
Floor space requirement

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Equipment Requirement
 Fixed equipment's
Ex :- Counters
Cabinate
Sink elavators
 Movable Equipments
Ex :- Desks
Carts

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Perssonel Requirements
 Requirement of Pharmacist:

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Organization Of Hospital Pharmacy

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Qualifications and Abilities of Hospital
Pharmacist
 Teaching Abilities
Manufacturing Knowledge
Knowledge about quality control
Research ability
 Administrative Abilities
 Academic Quality
Participation
Conduct of training
Retrieval of Information

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Referances
 D.J.Patil. Hospital and Clinical Pharmacy .Nineth Edidition .Pune :Nirali
Prakash ;2019.
 Dr.R.A.Ahirroa,Dr.M.R.Patel,Mr.S.G.Desai.Fundamentals of Hosiptal and
Clinical Pharmacy.Punjab:S.Vikas and company;2019

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