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About The Book
This book is designed to cover the essential topics of the curriculum aligning with the Pharmacy Council of India's revised syllabus for B.Pharm and M.Pharm. It focuses on the evolving role of pharmacists, both students and professionals, in patient care and medicine management, reflecting the latest developments in pharmacy education and practice, needed to succeed in the dynamic healthcare environment.
The book comprises 21 chapters, including several topics such as Hospital pharmacy, Adverse drug reactions, Community pharmacy, Drug distribution system in hospital, Hospital formulary, Therapeutic drug monitoring, Medication adherence, Patient medication history interview, Pharmacy and therapeutic committee, Drug information services, Patient counselling, Education and training programme in the hospital, Prescribed Medication order and communication skills, Budget preparation, Clinical Pharmacy, Over the counter (OTC) sales, etc.
Content
1. Hospital And Its Organization
Introduction
Definition
Classification of hospitals
Organization structure of a hospital
Medical staff in the hospital
Functions of the medical staff
Exercise
2. Hospital Pharmacy And Its Organization
Introduction
Objectives of hospital pharmacy
Definition
Functions of hospital pharmacy
Organization structure
Location and layout
Staff
Infrastructure
Functions
Layout and staff requirements
Responsibilities and functions of hospital pharmacists
Functions of hospital pharmacists
Exercise
3. Adverse Drug Reaction
Introduction
Classifications
Excessive pharmacological effects
Allergic drug reactions
Genetically determined toxicity
Toxicity following sudden withdrawal of drugs
Drug interaction
Beneficial interactions
Adverse interactions
Pharmacokinetic drug interactions
Methods for detecting drug interactions
Spontaneous case reports
Record linkage studies
Adverse drug reaction reporting and management
Exercise
4. Community Pharmacy
Introduction
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
Exercise
5. Drug Distribution System in a Hospital
Dispensing of drugs to in-patients
Drug distribution system among in-patients in a hospital
Types of drug distribution systems
Charging policy
Labelling
Dispensing of drugs to ambulatory patients
Dispensing of controlled drugs
Exercise
6. Hospital Formulary
Introduction
Definition of hospital pharmacy
Definition of hospital formulary
Hospital formulary system
Contents of hospital pharmacy
Differentiation of hospital formulary and drug list
Preparation of formulary
Revision of formulary
Deletion of drugs from hospital formulary
Exercise
7. Therapeutic Drug Monitoring
Introductiont
Need for therapeutic drug monitoring
Factors to be considered during therapeutic drug
monitoring
Indian scenario for therapeutic drug monitoring
Exercise
8. Medication Adherence
Introduction
Causes of medication non-adherence
Pharmacist role in the medication adherence
Monitoring of patient medication adherence
Exercise
9. Patient Medication History Interview
Introduction
Need for the patient medication history interview
Medication interview forms
Exercise
10. Community Pharmacy Management
Finance
Materials
Staff
Infrastructure requirements
Exercise
11. Pharmacy and Therapeutic Committee
Introduction
Organization
Policies of the pharmacy
Therapeutic committee
Drugs into formulary
Inpatient prescription
Outpatient prescription
Automatic stop order
Emergency drug list preparation
Exercise
12. Drug Information Services
Poison information
Drug information
Computerized services
Storage
Retrieval of information
Exercise
13. Patient Counseling
Introduction
Definition of patient counselling
Steps involved in patient counselling
Special cases that require the pharmacist
Exercise
14. Education and Training Programme in the Hospital
Role of pharmacist in the education
Training programme
Internal and external training programme
Services to the nursing homes/clinics
Code of ethics for community pharmacy
Role of pharmacist in the interdepartmental communication
Community health education
Exercise
15. Prescribed Medication Order and Communication
Skills
Introduction
Interpretation
Legal requirements
Communication skills
Communication with patients
Exercise
16. Budget Preparation
Budget preparation introduction
Implementation
Exercise
17. 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
Pharmaceutical care
Exercise
18. Over the Counter (OTC) Sales
Introduction
Sale of over the counter
Rational use of common over the counter medications
Exercise
19. Drug Store Management and Inventory Control
Organization of drug store
Types of materials stocked
Storage conditions
Principle of purchase and inventory control
Techniques of inventory control/methods used for analysis
of drug expenditure
Purchase procedure
Purchase order
Procurement and stocking
Economic order quantity
Reorder quantity level
Methods used for the analysis of the drug expenditure
Exercise
20. Investigational Use Of Drugs
Description
Principles involved
Classification of investigational drugs
Control
Identification
Role of hospital pharmacist
Advisory committee
Interpretation of clinical laboratory test
Blood chemistry
Haematological parameters
Urine examination
General stool examination
Examination for common enzymes
Exercise
21. Interpretation of Clinical Laboratory Tests
Reasons for performing clinical laboratory tests
Blood chemistry
Hematology
Guidelines for blood sample collection and transportation
Urinalysis
Composition of urine
Preservation of urine sample
Abnormal types of urine
Methods of urine collection
Exercise
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