Hospital pharmacy is a service department of a hospital that receives, stores, dispenses and supplies drugs and medications to patients under the supervision of a qualified pharmacist. The key functions of a hospital pharmacy include dispensing drugs and preparing medications, maintaining drug inventories, ensuring drug quality, providing drug information to medical staff, and manufacturing drugs in-house when necessary. An effective hospital pharmacy aims to provide the right medication to patients at the right time, in the right dose and at minimum cost, while maintaining high professional standards. It requires qualified pharmacists and adequate space and facilities to fulfill its important clinical and administrative roles safely and effectively within the hospital.

1. 2. Hospital pharmacy
Prepared By: Mr. Anand P Kakde
Assistant Professor RMDIPER
Definition:
Hospital Pharmacy-It is service department of hospital which receives drugs and supplies, stores,
dispenses them to inpatients and outpatients under supervision of qualified registered pharmacist.
Function:
1. The dispensing of drugs ,chemicals and pharmaceuticals preparations.
2. The filling and labeling of drug container.
3. The inspection of all pharmaceutical supplies .
4. The dispensing of all narcotic drugs and alcohol and the maintenance of perpetual
inventory of them.
5. Specification of the quality of drugs, chemicals ,antibiotics ,biological and
pharmaceutical supplies used in the treatment of patient.
6. Sources to get above products.
7. To maintain adequate control over requitioning and dispensing of all drugs and
pharmaceutical supplies.
8. To make large volume injection fluids and other parenterals, and to maintain aseptic
condition while doing so.
9. To do inhouse production of drugs ,the buying of which from outside sources is not
prudent.
10. To furnish information concerning medications to physicians , interns and nurses
Objective:
1. To professionalize the functioning of pharmaceutical services in a hospital.
2. To ensure the availability of the right medication at the right time, in the right dose, at the
minimum possible cost.
3. To teach the hospital pharmacist about the philosophy and ethics of hospital pharmacy and
guide them to take responsibility of professional practice.
4. To strengthen the management skills of hospital pharmacist working as the head of the
department
5. To strengthen the scientific and professional aspects of practice of hospital pharmacy such as
his consulting, teaching role and research activities.
6. To utilize the resources of hospital pharmacy for the development of profession.
7. To attract the greater number of pharmacist to work in the hospital.
8. To promote the payment of good salaries to pharmacist.
9.To establish drug information services
10. To participate in research projects carried out in hospital.
11. To implement decisions of Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee
Location and layout of Hospital Pharmaceutical service:
• Location on first or ground floor of hospital.
• If hospital has OPD then it should be near to department.
• Departments should be vertically separated.

2. 2. Hospital pharmacy
Prepared By: Mr. Anand P Kakde
Assistant Professor RMDIPER
• OPP must have waiting room with professional look and display educated posters on
health & hygiene.
• Manufacturing room adjacent to pharmacy or can be located in the basement directly
below the pharmacy.
PHARMACIST REQUIRMENT:
BED STRENGTH NO.OF PHARMACIST
UP TO 50 BEDS 3
100 Beds 5
200 beds 8
300 beds 10
500 beds 15

3. 2. Hospital pharmacy
Prepared By: Mr. Anand P Kakde
Assistant Professor RMDIPER
Functions Area requirements(Sq.feet)
100 beds 300 beds 700 beds
Dispensary 350 500 800
Preparation room 100 400 650
Store room 450 1000 2400
Office 110 150 200
Manufacturing of pills & tablet - - 900
Capsulation - - 200
Manufacturing unit for aseptic
preparation and other
- 250 250
Repacking operation - - 300
Parenteral - 600 600
Total area in sq.feet 1010 2900 6300
Avg.area per bed in sq.feet 10 9.6 9.00

4. 2. Hospital pharmacy
Prepared By: Mr. Anand P Kakde
Assistant Professor RMDIPER
Abilities Required of Hospital Pharmacist
Requirements in qualification:
• Head of hospital pharmacy should be PG in pharmacology or Hospital pharmacy.
• He should be co-ordinate other pharmacist and non-pharmacist.
Abilities Required:
1) Administrative ability:
• Ability to plan, organise, direct & control the hospital pharmacy.
• Maintain good human relation with other departments.
• Work as personal manager for his own staff.
• He should select ,guide,train,evaluate & prepare working schedule for them
• He should keep legal& administrative data records.
• Develop policy for prescription.
• Maintain professional environment.
2) Technical ability:
• He well-versed in pharmaceutical science ,expert on drug and their ADME, Storage
condition according to stability.
• Skill in drug handling than counter working.
• Inspire confidence in his medical colleagues.
• He has to Ensure the quality of pharmaceutical products specially generic preparations.
3) Ability to developed manufacturing section:
• Manufacture those preparation in hospital which commercially not available in market.
• Control over supply , quality and cost.
• Attract M. Pharm (pharmaceutics) for this purpose.
4) Ability to control:
• Total quality control over the drugs and other suppliers.
• Keep good relations with suppliers.
5) Academic ability:
• Act as trainer for nursing staff.
• Practical training to pharmacist.
• Participation in medical research regarding used of drug.
• Also participate in product development and evalution.

5. 2. Hospital pharmacy
Prepared By: Mr. Anand P Kakde
Assistant Professor RMDIPER