Hospital and Clinical Pharmacy PDF

Chapter

Topic

Hrs

1.

• Definition, scope, national and international scenario
• Organizational structure
• Professional responsibilities, Qualification and experience requirements, job specifications, workload requirements and inter-professional relationships
• Good Pharmacy Practice (GPP) in hospital
• Hospital Pharmacy Standards (FIP Basel Statements, AHSP)
• Introduction to NAQS guidelines and NABH Accreditation and Role of Pharmacists

• Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee – Objectives, Composition, and functions
• Hospital Formulary – Definition, procedure for development and use of hospital formulary
• Infection Control Committee – Role of Pharmacist in preventing Antimicrobial Resistance

• Preparation of Drug lists – High Risk drugs, Emergency drugs, Schedule H1 drugs, NDPS drugs, reserved antibiotics
• Procedures of Drug Purchases – Drug selection, short term, long term, and tender/e-tender process, quotations, etc.
• Inventory control techniques: Economic Order Quantity, Reorder Quantity Level, Inventory Turnover etc.
• Inventory Management of Central Drug Store – Storage conditions, Methods of storage, Distribution, Maintaining Cold Chain, Devices used for cold storage (Refrigerator, ILR, Walk-in-Cold rooms)
• FEFO, FIFO methods
• Expiry drug removal and handling, and disposal. Disposal of Narcotics, cytotoxic drugs
• Documentation – purchase and inventory

• Drug distribution (in- patients and out – patients) – Definition, advantages and disadvantages of individual prescription order method, Floor Stock Method, Unit Dose Drug Distribution Method, Drug Basket Method.
• Distribution of drugs to ICCU/ICU/NICU/Emergency wards.
• Automated drug dispensing systems and devices
• Distribution of Narcotic and Psychotropic substances and their storage

Technical definitions, common terminologies used in clinical settings and their significance such as Paediatrics, Geriatric,

Anti-natal Care, Post-natal Care, etc.

Daily Activities of Clinical Pharmacists: Definition, goal, and procedure of

• Ward round participation
• Treatment chart review
• Adverse drug reaction monitoring
• Drug information and poisons information
• Medication history
• Patient counselling
• Interprofessional collaboration

Pharmaceutical Care: Definition, classification of drug related problems. Principles and procedure to provide pharmaceutical Care

Medication Therapy Management, Home Medication Review

states – significance and interpretation of test results

• Haematological, Liver function, Renal function, thyroid function tests
• Tests associated with cardiac disorders
• Fluid and electrolyte balance
• Pulmonary Function Tests

Drugs and Poison Information Centre and their services –Definition, Requirements, Information resources with examples, and their advantages and disadvantages

• Definition, aim and scope
• Overview of Pharmacovigilance

Drug Interactions: Definition, types, clinical significance of drug interactions