Course Contents

1. INTRODUCTION: a. Role of Pharmacist in Hospital b. Minimum standards for pharmacies in Institutions/Hospitals c. Research in Hospital Pharmacy 2. HOSPITAL AND ITS ORGANIZATION: a. Classification of Hospitals b. Organizational Pattern c. Administration d. Clinical Departments e. Nursing, Dietetic, Pathology, Blood Bank, Radiology and other supportive services etc. f. Role of Pharmacy in Hospital g. Hospital Finances 3. PHARMACY, ITS ORGANIZATION AND PERSONNEL: a. Pharmacy specialist b. Drug information Centre c. Poison Control Centre and Antidote Bank d. Pharmacy Education e. Determining the Need of Professional and other departmental staff f. Professional services rendered 90 4. PHARMACY AND THERAPEUTIC COMMITTEE: 5. THE HOSPITAL FORMULARY: a. General Principles and guidelines to develop Formulary b. Format c. Preparation of the Formulary d. Role of Pharmacist e. Benefits and problems f. Keeping up to date Formulary 6. DISPENSING TO IN-PATIENTS: a. Methods of Dispensing & SOP’s b. Unit dose dispensing c. Other concepts of dispensing, Satellite Pharmacy etc. 7. DISPENSING TO AMBULATORY PATIENTS: 8. DISTRIBUTION OF CONTROL SUBSTANCES: 9. DISPENSING DURING OFF-HOURS: 10. SAFE USE OF MEDICATION IN THE HOSPITAL: Medication error; Evaluation & Precautions of Medication Error; Role of Pharmacist in Controlling Medication Error. 11. MANUFACTURING BULK AND STERILE: 12. THE PHARMACY; CENTRAL STERILE SUPPLY ROOM: 13. ASEPTIC DISPENSING: TPN, I/V Admixtures, Cytotoxic Dispensing, Semi-sterile Dispensing (Eye drops, Ear drops) and Hyperalimentation. 14. ROLE OF PHARMACIST IN SMALL HOSPITALS, NURSING HOMES etc: 15. PURCHASING, DISTRIBUTION AND CONTROL OF HOSPITAL MEDICINES, MEDICAL & SURGICAL SUPPLIES: Purchasing, Stocking, Stock Control, Inventory Management, Drug Distribution, Relationship between purchasing, Distribution and Clinical Pharmacy Services. 16. NUCLEAR PHARMACY: 17. THE PHYSICAL PLANT AND ITS EQUIPMENT: 18. INVESTIGATIONAL USE OF DRUGS: 19. HEALTH ACCESSORIES: 20. SURGICAL SUPPLIES: 21. INSPECTION OF WARDS WITH REFERENCE TO DRUG STORAGE AND ADMINISTRATION: 22. MANAGEMENT OF ACCIDENT & EMERGENCY PHARMACY (A & E):