JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD

Course Objectives

In the changing scenario of pharmacy practice in India, for successful practice of

Hospital Pharmacy, the students are required to learn various skills like drug distribution, drug information, and therapeutic drug monitoring for improved patient care. In community pharmacy, students will be learning various skills such as dispensing safe medication and patient counseling.

Course Outcomes

Upon completion of the course, the student shall be able to:

• Know various drug distribution methods in a hospital
• Appreciate the pharmacy stores management and inventory control
• Monitor drug therapy of patient through medication chart review and clinical review
• Know pharmaceutical care services
• do patient counseling in community pharmacy

UNIT - I

• 1. Hospital and it’s organization Definition, Classification of hospital- Primary, Secondary and Tertiary hospitals, Classification based on clinical and non- clinical basis, Organization Structure of a Hospital, and Medical staffs involved in the hospital and their functions.
• 2. Hospital pharmacy and its organization Definition, functions of hospital pharmacy, Organization structure, Location, Layout and staff requirements, and Responsibilities and functions of hospital pharmacists.
• 3. Community Pharmacy Organization and structure of retail and wholesale drug store, types and design, Legal requirements for establishment and maintenance of a drug store, Dispensing of proprietary products, maintenance of records of retail and wholesale drug store.

UNIT - II

• 1. Drug distribution system in a hospital Dispensing of drugs to inpatients, types of drug distribution systems, charging policy and labelling, dispensing of drugs to ambulatory patients, and Dispensing of controlled drugs.
• 2. Therapeutic drug monitoring Need for Therapeutic Drug Monitoring, Factors to be considered during the Therapeutic Drug Monitoring, and Indian scenario for Therapeutic Drug Monitoring.
• 3. Community pharmacy management Financial, materials, staff, and infrastructure requirements.

UNIT - III

• 1. Drug information services Drug and Poison information centre, Sources of drug information, Computerized services, and storage and retrieval of information.
• 2. Patient counseling Definition of patient counseling; steps involved in patient counseling, and Special cases that require the pharmacist
• 3. Education and training program in the hospital Role of pharmacist in the education and training program, Internal and external training program, Services to the nursing homes/clinics, Code of ethics for community pharmacy, and Role of pharmacist in the interdepartmental communication and community health education. R17 B. PHARMACY IV YEAR

UNIT - IV

• 1. Clinical Pharmacy Introduction to Clinical Pharmacy, Concept of clinical pharmacy, functions and responsibilities of clinical pharmacist, Drug therapy monitoring - medication chart review, clinical review, pharmacist intervention, Ward round participation, Medication history and Pharmaceutical care.
• 2. Over the counter (OTC) sales Introduction and sale of over the counter, and Rational use of common over the counter medications.

UNIT - V

Drug store management and inventory control Organization of drug store, types of materials stocked and storage conditions, Purchase and inventory control: principles, purchase procedure, purchase order, procurement and stocking, Economic order quantity, Reorder quantity level, and Methods used for the analysis of the drug expenditure

Recommended Books (Latest Edition):

• 1. Merchant S. H. and Dr. J. S. Quadry. A textbook of hospital pharmacy, 4th ed. Ahmadabad: B.S. Shah Prakakshan; 2001.
• 2. Parthasarathi G, Karin Nyfort-Hansen, Milap C Nahata. A textbook of Clinical Pharmacy Practice- essential concepts and skills, 1st ed. Chennai: Orient Longman Private Limited; 2004.
• 3. William E. Hassan. Hospital pharmacy, 5th ed. Philadelphia: Lea & Febiger; 1986.
• 4. Tipnis Bajaj. Hospital Pharmacy, 1st ed. Maharashtra: Career Publications; 2008.
• 5. Scott LT. Basic skills in interpreting laboratory data, 4th ed. American Society of Health System Pharmacists Inc; 2009.
• 6. Parmar N. S. Health Education and Community Pharmacy, 18th ed. India: CBS Publishers & Distributers; 2008. R17 B. PHARMACY IV YEAR