2. Introduction
• Hospital Pharmacy: The department of the hospital which deals with
procurement, storage, compounding, dispensing, manufacturing, testing,
packaging, and distribution of drugs. The practice of pharmacy within the
hospital under the supervision of a professional pharmacist is known as
hospital pharmacy. As per known history, the first pharmacy was established
in Baghdad in 754 AD.
• Hospital Pharmacist: Hospital pharmacists are experts in medicines who
work as part of multidisciplinary healthcare teams to manage the use of
medicines in hospitals.
3. Pharmacist Requirement on the basis
of bed strength
Bed Strength No. of Pharmacist Required
Up to 50 beds 03
Up to 100 beds 05
Up to 200 beds 08
Up to 300 beds 10
Up to 500 beds 15
4. Retail Pharmacist Vs Hospital
Pharmacist
Retail Pharmacist Hospital Pharmacist
Deals with synthesis and chemistry of
medication.
Deals with individualized patient
monitoring and evaluation.
Preparation of drugs. Patient-centered care.
Dispensing medication services. Working as integrated healthcare
team, directly involved in patient care.
PRODUCT focus. PATIENT focus.
5. Abilities Required for Hospital
Pharmacist
1. Administrative ability:
• Ability to plan, organize, direct & control the hospital pharmacy.
• Maintain good human relation with other departments.
• Work as personal manager for his own staff.
• He should select, guide, train, evaluate & prepare working schedule for
them
• He should keep legal & administrative data records.
• Develop policy for prescription.
• Maintain professional environment.
6. Abilities Required for Hospital
Pharmacist
2. Technical ability:
• He well-versed in pharmaceutical science ,expert on drug and their ADME,
Storage condition according to stability.
• Skill in drug handling than counter working.
• Inspire confidence in his medical colleagues.
• He has to Ensure the quality of pharmaceutical products specially generic
preparations.
3. Ability to developed manufacturing section:
• Manufacture those preparation in hospital which commercially not available
in market.
• Control over supply, quality and cost.
7. Abilities Required for Hospital
Pharmacist
4. Ability to control:
• Total quality control over the drugs and other suppliers.
• Keep good relations with suppliers.
5. Academic ability:
• Act as trainer for nursing staff.
• Practical training to pharmacist.
• Participation in medical research regarding used of drug.
• Also participate in product development and evaluation.
8. Roles and Responsibilities of Indoor
Pharmacists
1. Central dispensing area:
• To ensure that all drugs are stored
and dispensed correctly.
• To check the accuracy of the
dosages prepared.
• Maintain proper records.
• Preparation of bills.
• Co-ordinate over all pharmaceutical
needs of the patient.
• communicate with all pharmacy
staffs.
9. Roles and Responsibilities of Indoor
Pharmacists
2. Patient care areas:
• Maintain liaison with nurses.
• Reviewing of drug
administration.
• Provide instruction and
assistance to the junior
pharmacist.
10. Roles and Responsibilities of Indoor
Pharmacists
3. Direct patient areas:
• Identification of drugs brought into
the hospital.
• Obtaining patients medication
history.
• Assist in the selection of drug
products.
• Monitor patients total drug therapy
• Counseling patients.
11. Outdoor Pharmacist Functions
1. Central dispensing area:
• To ensure that all drugs are stored
and dispensed correctly.
• To check the accuracy of the
dosages prepared.
• Maintain proper records .
• Preparation of bills.
• Keeps the pharmacy neat and tidy
manner.
12. Outdoor Pharmacist Functions
2. Patient care areas:
• Receive the prescription.
• Check the prescription errors.
• Counsel the patients
• Dispense required dosage form
prescribed
• Provide the information about side
effects and adverse drug reaction.
• Inform the patient about proper
time table of medication.
13. Activities Beyond Clinical Patient Care
1. A pharmacist serves as an important member of many policy-making
committees, including drug selection, antibiotics, and hospital infections.
2. Working at the forefront of innovative and experimental care by
investigating medicines in clinical trials.
3. Educating and training healthcare staff at various levels and patients
about medicines management, common drug interactions and appropriate
medicines administration.
4. A pharmacist also has a huge influence on the preparation and
composition of a formulary, also known as an essential-drug list.
