‘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 –

1. Know various drug distribution methods;
2. Know the professional practice management skills in hospital pharmacies;
3. Provide unbiased drug information to the doctors;
4. Know the manufacturing practices of various formulations in hospital set up;
5. Appreciate the practice based research methods; and
6. Appreciate the stores management and inventory control.

Text books (Theory)

1. Hospital pharmacy by William .E. Hassan
2. A text book of Hospital Pharmacyby S.H.Merchant & Dr. J.S. Qadry. Revised by R.K.Goyal & R.K. Parikh

Reference Books (Theory)

1. WHO consultative group report.
2. R.P.S. Vol.2. Part –B; Pharmacy Practice section.
3. Handbook of pharmacy – health care. Edt. Robin J Harman. The Pharmaceutical press.

Title of the topic

1. Hospital – its Organisation and functions
2. Hospital pharmacy – Organisation and management
   • Organizational structure-Staff, Infrastructure & work load statistics
   • Management of materials and finance
   • Roles & responsibilities of hospital pharmacist
3. The Budget – Preparation and implementation
4. Hospital drug policy
   • Pharmacy and Therapeutic committee (PTC)
   • Hospital formulary
   • Hospital committees
     • Infection committee
     • Research and ethical committee
5. 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
6. 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
7. Continuing professional development programs
   Education and training
8. Radio Pharmaceuticals – Handling and packaging
9. Professional Relations and practices of hospital pharmacist