'Hospital Pharmacy - Theory' is a course offered in the fourth year of Pharm. D. program at School of Pharmacy, Health Sciences campus, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham.
Course Duration: 3 Hrs./Week
Scope:
In the changing scenario of pharmacy practice in India, for successful practice of Hospital Phar- macy, the students are required to learn various skills like drug distribution, drug dispensing, manufac- turing of parenteral preparations, drug information, patient counselling, and therapeutic drug moni- toring for improved patient care.
Objectives
Upon completion of the course, the student shall be able to –
- Know various drug distribution methods;
- Know the professional practice management skills in hospital pharmacies;
- Provide unbiased drug information to the doctors;
- Know the manufacturing practices of various formulations in hospital set up;
- Appreciate the practice based research methods; and
- Appreciate the stores management and inventory control.
Text books (Theory)
- Hospital pharmacy by William .E. Hassan
- A text book of Hospital Pharmacyby S.H.Merchant & Dr. J.S. Qadry. Revised by R.K.Goyal & R.K. Parikh
Reference Books (Theory)
- WHO consultative group report.
- R.P.S. Vol.2. Part –B; Pharmacy Practice section.
- Handbook of pharmacy – health care. Edt. Robin J Harman. The Pharmaceutical press.
Title of the topic
- Hospital - its Organisation and functions
- Hospital pharmacy - Organisation and management
- Organizational structure-Staff, Infrastructure & work load statistics
- Management of materials and finance
- Roles & responsibilities of hospital pharmacist
- The Budget – Preparation and implementation
- Hospital drug policy
- Pharmacy and Therapeutic committee (PTC)
- Hospital formulary
- Hospital committees
- Infection committee
- Research and ethical committee
- Hospital pharmacy services
- Procurement & warehousing of drugs and Pharmaceuticals
- Inventory control
- Definition, various methods of Inventory Control
- ABC, VED, EOQ, Lead time, safety stock
- Drug distribution in the hospital
- Individual prescription method
- Floor stock method
- Unit dose drug distribution method
- Distribution of Narcotic and other controlled substances
- Central sterile supply services – Role of pharmacist
- Manufacture of Pharmaceutical preparations
- Sterile formulations – large and small volume parenterals
- Manufacture of Ointments, Liquids, and creams
- Manufacturing of Tablets, granules, capsules, and powders
- Total parenteral nutrition
- Continuing professional development programs
Education and training - Radio Pharmaceuticals – Handling and packaging
- Professional Relations and practices of hospital pharmacist
