Retail pharmacy
Retail community pharmacy
Retail pharmacist
Retail pharmacy practice in Bangladesh
Retail pharmacy practice in Abroad
Retail pharmacy is a pharmacy in which drugs are sold to patients, as opposed to a hospital pharmacy. Also known as a community pharmacy.
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.
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Retail pharmacy
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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
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.
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
13. Two organizations regulate drugs & pharmacies in
Bangladesh-
1. The Directorate General of Drug Administration
(DGDA)
2. The Pharmacy Council of Bangladesh(PCB)
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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.
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17. Drug delivery system in Bangladesh following two
methods:
1. Direct method
2. Indirect method
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.
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