Introduction
- Role of Pharmacist in Hospital
- Minimum standards for pharmacies in Institutions/Hospitals
- Research in Hospital Pharmacy
Hospital And Its Organization
- Classification of Hospitals
- Organizational Pattern
- Administration
- Clinical Departments
- Nursing, Dietetic, Pathology, Blood Bank, Radiology and other supportive services
- Role of Pharmacy in Hospital
- Hospital Finances
Pharmacy, Its Organization And Personnel
- Pharmacy specialist
- Drug information Centre
- Poison Control Centre and Antidote Bank
- Pharmacy Education
- Determining the Need of Professional and other departmental staff
- Professional services rendered
Pharmacy And Therapeutic Committee
The Hospital Formulary
- General Principles and guidelines to develop Formulary
- Format
- Preparation of the Formulary
- Role of Pharmacist
- Benefits and problems
- Keeping up to date Formulary
Dispensing To Inpatients
- Methods of Dispensing & SOP’s
- Unit dose dispensing
- Other concepts of dispensing, Satellite Pharmacy etc.
Dispensing To Ambulatory Patients
Distribution Of Control Substances
Dispensing During Off-Hours
Safe Use Of Medication In The Hospital
Medication error; Evaluation & Precautions of Medication Error; Role of Pharmacist in Controlling Medication Error.