The presentation discusses retail pharmacy practices in Bangladesh and abroad, highlighting the roles and responsibilities of retail pharmacists, as well as the regulatory framework in Bangladesh. It details the mechanisms of drug delivery, including direct and indirect methods, and emphasizes the socio-economic contributions of retail pharmacies globally. Finally, the presentation outlines the process of prescription management and pharmacist counseling in international contexts, including salary expectations.

2. Presentation on retail pharmacy
practice in Bangladesh & Abroad
Presented by-
Asraful Islam Rayhan
Dept. of Pharmacy
JESSORE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

3. Outlines
• Retail pharmacy
• Retail community pharmacy
• Retail pharmacist
• Retail pharmacy practice in
Bangladesh
• Retail pharmacy practice in Abroad
• Reference

4. Retail pharmacy

5. Retail pharmacy is a pharmacy in which drugs are
sold to patients, as opposed to a hospital pharmacy.
Also known as a community pharmacy.

6. Retail community pharmacy

7. The term ‘retail community pharmacy’ means an
independent pharmacy, a chain pharmacy, a
supermarket pharmacy, or a mass merchandiser
pharmacy that is licensed as a pharmacy by
the State and that dispenses medications to the
general public at retail prices.

8. Retail pharmacist

9. Retail pharmacists provide general healthcare
advice and supply prescription and non-
prescription medication to the public.

10. Role of a retail pharmacist
• providing advice about health issues, symptoms and
medications in response to customer enquiries.
• recruiting, training and managing staff
• processing prescriptions and dispensing medication
• ordering and selling medicines and other stock
• meeting medical representatives
• managing budgets
• keeping statistical and financial records
• preparing publicity materials and displays
• marketing services

11. Key skills for retail pharmacist
• Maturity
• Attentiveness
• Responsibility
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Organizational skills
• Verbal communication skills
• Confidence
• Commercial awareness

12. Retail pharmacy practice in
Bangladesh

13. Two organizations regulate drugs & pharmacies in
Bangladesh-
1. The Directorate General of Drug Administration
(DGDA)
2. The Pharmacy Council of Bangladesh(PCB)

15. In Bangladesh Pharmaceutical sector is one of the most
developed hitech sector which is contributing in the
country's economy.
This sector is also providing 95% of the total medicine
requirement of the local market.
Leading Pharmaceutical Companies are expanding
their business with the aim to expand export market.

17. Drug delivery system in Bangladesh following two
methods:
1. Direct method
2. Indirect method

18. Direct method
Pharmaceutical company directly supply medicine to the
consumer by prescription order. Which written by a
physician.

19. Doctor + Patient
Prescription
Manufacturer
Medicine

20. Indirect method
Pharmaceutical company supply medicine to
consumer by various intermediary, Such as agent,
wholesaler, retailer etc.

21. Manufacturer
Wholesaler or
Direct
purchaser
Pharmacy
Patient Doctor
Prescription

22. Overall mechanism of retail
pharmacy in BD-

23. Retail pharmacy practice in Abroad

24. Retail pharmacy business practice is very different and
noble form of business practice all over the world. Retail
pharmacy not only contributes business but also to the
welfare of humanity and provides significant socio- economic
benefits to the society through creation of jobs, supply
chains and community development.

25. Retail pharmacy design in
abroad
Retail Pharmacy Design Solutions customized for
business & drug dispensing system.

26. Retail pharmacist care
programmes
Assessment
(record &
interpret patient
information)
Design care plan
(including patient
goals)
Follow-up
Evaluation
(evaluation of
drug therapy
outcomes)

27. Retail pharmacist salary abroad
The national average salary for a Retail Pharmacist is
$119,000/year in United States.

28. Mechanism of retail pharmacy in
abroad

29. Accept and check prescription
Review and process
Select/prepare and check
Label and assemble
Supply and counsel

30. 1. Accept and check prescription details
Prescriber details
Patient details
Medicare
Confirm items to be dispensed
 Preference for generic medicine

31. 2. Review and process
Script validity
I. meets legal requirements
II. Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme eligibility
Safety and appropriateness
I. safe dosage
II. contra-indications (not appropriate with certain medical
conditions)
III. appropriateness of prescription for age, weight etc

32. Review patient’s dispensing history
I. new or changed therapy
II. duplication
III. interactions (drug-drug, drug-disease state, drug-herb)
IV. compliance issues (is medicine being taken as prescribed?)
V. unusual use
VI. misuse/abuse issues
Patient-specific factors
I. age
II. allergies
III. other health condition

33. 3.Select/prepare and check
Select product
I. appropriate drug, brand, strength, form, quantity
II. repack if needed (non-standard quantity)
III. prepare where needed (reconstitute or compound from raw
ingredients)
 Dispensing check
I. correct drug, brand, strength, form, quantity
II. correct formula/methodology for compounded products
III. confirm Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme processing

34. 4. Label and assemble
Label and assemble dispensed products
I. review expiry, instructions, cautionary labels
II. conduct barcode scan check
III. complete documentation and records
IV. organize counselling aids (eg written materials)

35. 5. Supply and counsel
Supply medicine To patient
I. correct patient?
II. correct medicines?
III. documentation present?
IV. unusual storage/discard requirements?
V. patient/ carer understands directions/advisories?
VI. clarify patient/ carer issues
VII. obtain patient/carer signature for supply
Counsel patient/carer on safe and appropriate
use

36. Overall mechanism of retail
pharmacy in Abroad-

37. Reference
• https://www.google.com/search?q=retail+pharmacy&ie=utf-
8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-b
• http://www.cflifecare.com/blog/2015-10-19-difference-between-
retail-and-specialty-pharmacy
• https://www.google.com/search?q=retail+pharmacy&client=fir
efoxb&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwif8_uPw
oXbAhXBOY8KHThaDLEQ_AUICigB&biw=1366&bih=657
• https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/retail_pharmacy
• https://www.indeed.com/q-Retail-Pharmacy-jobs.html