Hospital Pharmacy
Hospital Pharmacy
1. Scope: 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 dispensing, manufacturing of parenteral preparations, drug information, patient
counselling, and therapeutic drug monitoring for improved patient care.
Practical : 3 Hrs./Week
List of Assignments:
1. Design and Management of Hospital pharmacy department for a 300 bedded hospital.
2. Pharmacy and Therapeutics committee – Organization, functions, and limitations.
3. Development of a hospital formulary for 300 bedded teaching hospital
4. Preparation of ABC analysis of drugs sold in one month from the pharmacy.
5. Different phases of clinical trials with elements to be evaluated.
6. Various sources of drug information and systematic approach to provide unbiased
drug information.
7. Evaluation of prescriptions generated in hospital for drug interactions and find out the
suitable management.
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Special requirements:
1. Each college should sign MoU with nearby local hospital having minimum 150 beds
for providing necessary training to the students’ on hospital pharmacy activities.
2. Well equipped with various resources of drug information.