This document provides an introduction to the field of pharmacy. It discusses that pharmacy involves the interpretation, selection, review, and monitoring of drug use to ensure their safe and effective use. Pharmacists are experts in drugs who educate themselves on preparation, compounding, and dispensing of safe medications. They help disseminate drug information to patients, medical professionals, and the public. Becoming a pharmacist provides an exciting career helping people in a trusted healthcare profession with opportunities for growth. Requirements to work as a pharmacist include a PharmD degree and licensing through organizations like the Bangladesh Pharmacy Council. Pharmacists have many practice areas and job opportunities are growing due to scientific advances and an aging population.

1. Introduction to Pharmacy
Practice
&
Its Scopes
MN Islam, PhD
(Molecular Pharmacology)
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2. Pharmacy
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3. Pharmacy Profession: …. Actual meaning?
. Pharmacy is the health profession that links the
health sciences with the chemical sciences and it is
charged with ensuring the safe and effective use of
pharmaceutical drugs. The word derives from the
Greek: (pharmakon), meaning "drug" or "medicine.
Pharmacy
Art and science of preparing and dispensing
medicine
Provision for sharing drug related information
to the public to ensure safe end effective uses
of medication
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4. Pharmacy involves:
Interpretation
Selection
Reviewing of drug utilization
Patient monitoring and intervention
Cognitive services
Compounding, Labeling and
Dispending D+D+S
A Knowledge system that render appropriate health
Services by concerning itself understanding the drugs and
their effects.
Therefore these services improve the patients quality of life
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5. Prescription:
A prescription is an written order from a Physician, dentist
or veterinary surgeon for the supply of a medicine,
dressing or surgical appliance to a patient. It contain the
following information.
1.Patient name , age and address, date of issue
and date of expiry of the prescription and
number of “refill” authorized.
2. A prefix
This is the sign of R , which is an instruction to the
Pharmacist. It derived from an abbreviation for the
Latin word “recipe” meaning take thou and possibly
the latter j- an invocation to Jove (Jupiter) the god of
healing.

7. 3. The name and quantity of medicine to be
supplied
The medicament may supplied as
a. An official name, preparation together with quantity
name
b. A proprietary product, together with quantity
required.
4. Instruction for the patient
These includes
a. The method of administration or application
b. The dose. If preparation is for internal use
c. The time of administration or application
d. The diluents if needed or means of application
e. The part of the body to which preparation to be
applied

8. Pharmacist
An expert of drugs. (Drug or Medicine???)
Who educate themselves with updated knowledge system, for preparation,
compounding, dispensing of safe medication. They are the right person
to interpret the prescription, choose the appropriate drug for the
individual case, understand the drugs chemistry and its effects in the
biological system.
They are the most common accessible members among the
total health care system, thus they are the first source of
assistance and advice in many common ailment and heath
care matter.
Who is the right Person ?
Disse
mina
tion
Patients
New Learners
Nurse
Physician
Public Heath
Safe use of drugs
information
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9. Pharmacists are members of pharmacy
profession dealing with all aspects of drugs.
Pharmacists arePharmacists are experts of drugsexperts of drugs..
• Preparation • Combination
• Identification • Analysis
• Selection • Standardization
• Action • Use
• Preservation • Counseling
• Sales • Information
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10. Roles of Pharmacist:
Pharmacists play an important role in helping people to get the
best results from their medications. The pharmacist is an
accessible liaison whom patients can talk to face-to-face, without
an appointment.
He or she is someone who can answer health-related questions
— what foods, drinks, activities, or other drugs could have an
effect on medication or what to do about a missed dose.
Essentially, pharmacists help people with almost anything related
to the use of medicines, which means they help people to stay as
healthy as possible. If this sounds interesting to you, then
perhaps becoming a pharmacist— a trusted, caring, and
knowledgeable health care professional — might very well be
you.
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11. Am I interested to help people?
 Am I be very good listener and critical thinker?
 Do I have strong interest in math's and science
subjects?
 Do I enjoy health related profession, working
directly with physicians, nurses and other health care
professionals?
 Do I wish to work in a exciting and dynamic
environment where lives are saved everyday?
 Am I seeking endless opportunity for career growth
?If you answer “Yes”
to any of those
question, pharmacy
would
be the very good
choice of profession
for you.
How can I understand that I am the
right person to be a Pharmacist?
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12. Well come to Pharmacy Profession
An exciting career choice
 A trusted Profession
 Room to grow
 Excellent Earning potential and job security
Pharmacy combines science,
health care, computer technology,
business, math and counseling.
Often, jobs in the sciences involve
limited interaction with the
public, but pharmacy offers a rare
balance of independence and
interaction with customers, which
can be very appealing if you’re a
"people person." If you’re looking
for adventure, you might be
surprised to learn that pharmacy
can be very exciting; there’s a
place for pharmacists out on the
front lines, offering services
during natural disasters,
epidemics, and other crises.
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13. A Pharmacist required to have ………..
1.Good communication skills
2.Counseling skills
3.Interpersonal skills
4.Leadership skills
5.Analytical skills
6.Good memories
7.Attention detailed
8.Scientific Aptitude
9.Interest in continuous learning
10.Computer skills
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14. What are the Requirements, before being
working as Pharmacist??
PharmD 6 academic years
(recently)
Existing 4 years B.Pharm +
2 years specialization
General education
Professional courses
Do the Pharmacy practice
require Licensing ?
Bangladesh Pharmacy Council
(BPC)
International Licensing body for
Pharmacist
eg…………………….
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15. California Pharmacy Jurisprudence Exam (CPJE)
PEBC- Pharmacy examination Board of Canada
APC- Australian Pharmacy Council
RPS- Royal Pharmaceutical Sociaty
FPGEE - Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Equivalency Examination - standardized
pharmacy test for international candidates
NAPLEX - North American Pharmacist Licensure Exam - skills and knowledge
of pharmacy

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17. Job opportunities for pharmacist is ever growing
Reasons
Gradual increment of average life expectancy and growing population (older) which
involve huge need of pharmaceuticals.
Scientific advancement (more products for prevention, cure and diagnosis, increasing in
well informed consumers and eagerness for more information)
Ambulatory Care Pharmacy
*Community Pharmacy
*Independent community Pharmacy
* Compounding Pharmacy
Health system Pharmacy
*Hospital Pharmacy
*Clinical Pharmacy
Nuclear Pharmacy
Consultant pharmacy
Veterinary Pharmacy
Drug Information Center
Types of Pharmacy Practice areas
Pharmacy for Government services
*Regulatory affaire ( BPC, DA)
*Central Drug Testing Laboratory (CDTL)
*Drug Purchasing and Distribution
*Military Services
* Air force, Navy and Coast Guard
Pharmacy
Pharmaceutical Education (teaching and
research)
Pharmaceutical Industry
Production, QC, QA, R&D, Ware house,
Marketing
Pharmaceutical Journalism
Pharmaceutical IT 13

18. What is a drug?
a. “Pharmakon”
b. Articles recognized in the official USP, NF
c. Articles intended for use in the Dx, cure, mitigation, Tx,
prevention of disease in man and animals and enlisted their
name in the official books like Pharmacopoeia, Natinal
Formulary are regarded as drug.
d. Articles (other than food) intended to affect the structure or
any function of body of man/animals
e. Articles intended for use as a component of any article
specified in the first 3 but doesnt include devices, or their
components, parts or accessories
f. Active ingredient exerting therapeutic effect
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19. What is a medicine?
• Drug as the active ingredient + excipients
formulated into a suitable dosage form with
complete packaging
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20. Classification of drugs?
• Ethical / Prescription drugs
– Use for Mx / Tx of diseases
– Require prescription form
• Over the counter/ Non-Rx
– Use for the prevention of self-limiting or minor
ailments
– No Rx form needed
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21. Sources of drug Information or Official books
BNF
BPC
BPJ
BVC
Extra Pharmacopoeia
I P
IP
EP
USP
NF

22. 2. http://www.pharmacyforme.org/index.php/the-411-on-pharmacy/learn-
about-pharmacy/2-uncategorised/93
3. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pharmacy
1. The Science and practice of Pharmacy by Remington
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