The document summarizes the organization and functions of a hospital pharmacy. A hospital pharmacy is a specialized department that procures, stores, compounds, dispenses, and distributes medicines under the supervision of a qualified pharmacist. Key objectives include rendering professional services, implementing standards, counseling patients and staff, and ensuring regular drug supply. The pharmacy connects to various hospital committees and departments. An effective setup includes manufacturing, quality control, dispensing, and drug information sections. Hospital pharmacists perform activities like procurement, compounding, distribution, record-keeping, patient counseling, and education. They must have technical, administrative, academic, and research abilities to properly support hospital operations.

1. HOSPITAL PHARMACY AND ITS ORGANISATION
Hospital and Clinical pharmacy by d. J. Patil and A Textbook of Hospital Pharmacy, B. S. Shah Prakashan
By
Venkataiah Gudise
Faculty of Pharmacology
SSJ College of Pharmacy, Hyderabad

2. HOSPITAL PHARMACY
Definition
Hospital pharmacy may be defined as a specialized department in the
hospital, Wherein procurement, storage, compounding, dispensing or
distribution of medicines is done under a control of a legally qualified
pharmacist.
Objectives of the hospital pharmacy (under the Pharmacy act 1945)
1. To render the services in an professional manner
2. To work ethically and follow the code of conduct
3. To implementation of policies and standards as per the PCT
4. To act as a counselling centre to the patients, nurses
5. To improve and strengthen the scientific, technical, management skills
6. To adherence of GMP/GLP
7. To ensure regular supply of medicines at reasonable price
8. To co-operate and co-ordinate effectively with other departments
9. To appoint the skilled and trained pharmacist

3. Hospital pharmacy
Connections
DEPARTMENT OF
PHARMACY
Hospital’s
committees
Hospital
administration
Patients
Hospital’s clinical
staff
Hospital’s other
departments
Hospital’s nursing
staff

4. SUGGESTED PATTERN OF A SETUP OF HOSPITAL PHARMACY
THE DIRECTOR OR DEAN OR MEDICAL SUPERINTENDENT
DIRECTOR OF PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES
(M.PHARM PREFERABLY WITHPHARMACOLOGY)
PHARMACY IN−CHARGE
MANUFACTURING
M.Pharm with
specialization in
pharmaceutical
technology
DISPENSING AND
DISTRIBUTION OF
DRUGS
Outdoor indoor
Bpharm assisted by
Dpharm as junior
pharmacist
QC
M.Pharm with
specialization in
Analytical chemistry
assisted by Bpharm
trained in
microbiology and
pyrogen testing
DRUG
MONITORING
SERVICES AND
DRUGS
INFORMATION
SERVICES
M.Pharm with
specialization in
Pharmacology
MEDICAL RECORDS
AND
MISCELLANEOUS
DUTIES
(B.Pharm or
D.pharm)

6. LOCATION, LAYOUT FLOW CHARTS
Should be in hospitals premises

9. Requirements of the Hospital Pharmacy
1. Facilities
• mfg. section
• Purchase section
• Quality control section
• Store section
• Dispensary section
• Central sterile department
• Clinical pharmacy department
• Drug information centre
• Education and training centre
2. Equipments
3. Floor space requirements
4. Staff-Pharmacists

10. FUNCTIONS OF A HOSPITAL PHARMACIST
1. Pharmacy Activities:
• Procurement
• Compounding
• Distribution of medicines
• Stock arrangement, storage of drugs etc.
• Clinical services
2. Supportive activities:
• Patient counselling
• Purchase, stores, supplies of ancillary items and articles
• Records maintenance for purchase, sales etc.
3. Educational activities:
• Provides the information of drugs
• Drug monitoring (in-patient) and data maintenance in Drug information centre
• Arrangement of seminars, workshops on sterilisation, medication errors, patient
compliance etc. for nursing and new pharmacists
• Providing the training to fellow pharmacist
4. Manufacturing services:
• Transfusion fluids, tablets, capsules, suspensions, lotions, etc..
5. Others:
• Establish a liaison b/w administrative authorities and medical doctors, recruitment of
adequate and competent staff, record maintenance
HOD
• Ensure the pharmacists functioning
in different areas.
• Aware of responsibilities towards
its staff and to the hospital
administration.

11. Abilities of the Hospital pharmacist
1. Technical: (Manufacturing, quality control, research)
2. Manufacturing: Tablets, capsules, lotions, sterile preparations etc.
3. Administrative: (Material management, Planning and accounting,
Communication, Patient counselling, knowledge of law and regulations)
4. Academic: Teaching, Training
5. Retrieval or storage of information in DIC:
6. Inventory control: Stock and capital management
7. Research and conduct workshops/seminars: