This document provides an introduction to clinical pharmacy. It discusses the scope of clinical pharmacy, which includes evaluating and selecting drugs, providing drug information, education and training programs, and patient care. The objectives of clinical pharmacy are to assist physicians in prescribing and drug therapy, educate patients, and conduct clinical research. A clinical pharmacist is part of the healthcare team and plays a key role in taking medication histories, advising on drug selection and monitoring, counseling patients, and ensuring compliance and safety.

1. INTRODUCTION TO
CLINICAL PHARMACY
Dr.Sowmya spoorthi .M
Assistant Professor
KLE College of Pharmacy
Belagavi

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CONTENTS
 INTRODUCTION
 SCOPE OF CLINICAL PHARMACY
 OBJECTIVES OF CLINICAL PHARMACY
 HEALTH CARE TEAM
 SIGNIFICANCE OF MEDICATION HISTORY
 ROLE OF CLINICAL PHARMACIST

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INDRODUCTION
A clinical Pharmacist should have
knowledge for effective use of
drugs, about its uses and adverse
effects, drug interaction and safe
medication.

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Clinical Pharmacy
 Clinical Pharmacy is a branch of
Pharmaceutical science which deals with
various aspects of Patient care, not only
with dispensing of drugs but advising the
patient on rational selection and safe use
of drug.

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SCOPE OF CLINICAL PHARMACY
Evaluation and Selection of Drugs
Drug Information
Drug utilisation
Education and Training Programme
Patient Care

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OBJECTIVES OF CLINICAL PHARMACY
 It provides the platform to the fellow students to interact
with the physician to obtain better understanding of
prescribed medicine.
 It gives opportunity to assist the physician in doing a
better job of prescribing and observing drug therapy.
 It also offers an opportunity to educate the patients by
involving them in the process of drug utilization.
 It creates opportunities of clinical orientated research and
development, such as clinical trails, therapeutic drug
monitoring etc.

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HEALTH CARE TEAM
Patient
Social workers
Nurse
Laboratory
Head
Doctor
Clinical Pharmacist
Hospital Pharmacist

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MEDICATION HISTORY
 A History consists of the following information of the
patient record. Each and every patient’s record is
maintained in a big hospital.
 This exercise has become more easier due to availability
of computers.
 The community should be advised to keep medication
history right from the beginning of the birth of child.

9. MEDICATION HISTORY
 NAME
 GENDER
 DATE OF BIRTH
 BLOOD GROUP
 RH FACTOR
 IMMUNIZATION SCHEDULE
 BOOSTER DOSE DATES
 THERAPY DETAILS GIVEN
FOR THE DISEASES
 HEREDITARY DISEASE
DETAILS
 ADR DETAILS
 SELF- MEDICATION
 PERIODICALLY AFFECTED
BY ANY DISEASE
 HABITS , LIKE DRINKS ,
TOBACCO , SMOKING ETC
 DRUG WITHDRAWAL
SYMPTOMS IF ANY

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SIGNIFICANCE OF MEDICATION HISTORY
 It can be used as a gauze by the physicians for therapy.
 Patient compliance for the drug can be studied.
 A reason for ADR or allergy can be understood.
 Patients routine life pattern could be studied.
 To know the patients current and past medications.
 Counselling become easier after knowing all details to the
pharmacist.

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ROLE OF CLINICAL PHARMACIST
 He prepares the case history of the patient ,which
includes current sign and symptoms and past history.
 He assists the physician and the patient in getting
diagnostic tests.
 He delivers options on selecting drugs and dosage forms to
the physician for therapy to be followed.
 Patient counselling and advice during his ward visit.
 Patient’s Drug monitoring during his stay in the hospital.

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 Detects and reports ADRs
 Keeps prescription profile assurance programs and clinical
drug investigations
 Participates in quality assurance programs and clinical
drug investigations.
 Monitors patients compliance during his stay in the
hospital.
 Assumes care and responsibility for drug regulatory
affairs.

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DIAGRAMMATIC SUMMARY OF ROLE OF
CLINICAL PHARMACIST
Drug
Information
Services
Medication
History
Prescription
Monitoring
Patient
Counselling
Patient
Compliance
TDM Clinical
Pharmacist

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