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Hospital Pharmacy Functions: Distribution

The document outlines the key functions and organizational structure of a hospital pharmacy. It describes how a pharmacy provides drug procurement, storage, manufacturing, dispensing, and other services. It also discusses requirements for staffing, facilities, equipment, and space based on the size of the hospital. The main objective is to ensure patients receive the right medications at the right time in a safe, cost-effective manner.

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Hospital Pharmacy Functions: Distribution

The document outlines the key functions and organizational structure of a hospital pharmacy. It describes how a pharmacy provides drug procurement, storage, manufacturing, dispensing, and other services. It also discusses requirements for staffing, facilities, equipment, and space based on the size of the hospital. The main objective is to ensure patients receive the right medications at the right time in a safe, cost-effective manner.

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• Hospital Pharmacy Functions

• Provide specifications for the purchase of drugs, chemicals, biological


etc.
• Proper storing of drugs.
• Manufacturing and distribution of medicaments such as transfusion
fluids, parenteral products, tablets, capsules, ointments, and stock
mixtures.
• Dispensing and sterilizing parenteral preparations which are
manufactured in hospital.
• Dispensing of drugs as per the prescriptions of the medical staff of the
hospital.
• Filling and labelling of all drug containers from which medicines are
to be administered.
• Management of stores which includes purchase of drugs, proper
storage conditions, and maintenance of records.
• Establishment and maintenance of “Drug Information Centre”.
• Providing co-operation in teaching and research programme.
• Discarding the expired drugs and containers worn and missing labels.
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• Objectives of hospital Pharmacy:
• To ensure the availability of right medication, at right time, in the right
dose at the minimum possible cost.
• To professionalize the functioning of pharmaceutical services in a
hospital.
• To act as a counseling department for medical staff, nurses and for
patient.
• To act as a data bank on drug utilization.
• To participate in research projects.
• To implement decisions of the pharmacy and therapeutics
committee.
• To assure rational drug use.
• To co-ordinate and co-operate with other departments of a hospital.
• To plan, organize and implement pharmacy policy procedures in
keeping with established policies of the hospitals.
LOCATION OF HOSPITAL PHARMACY

• Located in hospital premises so that patients and staff can easily


approach it.

• In multistoried building of a hospital, the pharmacy should be


preferably located on ground floor especially the dispensing unit.

• It should be laid in such a way that there is a continuous flow of men


and materials.
ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE OF PHARMACY
DEPARTMENT

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• EQUIPMENTS REQUIRED IN HOSPITAL PHARMACY

• Prescriptions case
• Drug stock cabinets with proper shelves and drawers.
• Work tables and counters for routine dispensing.
• Sink with drain board.
• Cabinet to store mortar and pestles.
• Cabinet for glass utensils, flasks, funnels and beakers.
• Refrigerator of suitable capacity.
• Narcotics safe with individually locked drawers.
• Office desk with telephone connection and file cabinet.
• Dispensing window for nurses and outpatients.
• FLOOR SPACE REQUIREMENTS
• 250 sq. feet is the minimum required area for any sized hospital.
• 10 sq. feet per bed in 100 bedded hospital.
• 6 sq. feet per bed in 200 bedded hospital.
• Floors of pharmacy should be smooth, easily washable and acid
resistant.
• In manufacturing sections, drains should be provided, walls should be
smooth, painted in light colour.
• Wooden cabinets are laminated.
• Fluorescent lamps are placed above prescription counter.
• Counter for Bunsen burner are also required.
• PERSONNEL REQUIREMENT INHOSPITAL PHARMACY
• No standard rules regarding the requirement of personnel for inpatient
pharmacy.

• Number of pharmacists required for a hospital are calculated on the


basis of workload, and the number of bed available.

• For a small hospital minimum 3 pharmacist are required. As the


number of bed increases, the number of pharmacist also increases.

• Pharmacist should possess adequate pharmacy qualification and


experience.

• If manufacturing drugs is involved in pharmacy, adequate number of


technicians, assistants, peons etc. required.
• Pharmacist requirement on the basis of bed strength

• Bed strength No of pharmacist required

• Up to 50 beds 3
• Up to 100 beds 5
• Up to 200 beds 8
• Up to 300 beds 10
• Up to 500 beds 15
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• FACILITIES (premises) REQUIRED IN HOSPITAL
PHARMACY
• In smaller hospitals, with one pharmacist only, one room is required
for pharmacy, having a combination of dispensing, manufacturing,
administrative and all other sections of complete pharmaceutical
service.
• For sterile products there should be a separate room or area.

• In large hospitals, with 200 or more beds, departmentalization of


pharmacy activities is required.

• A separate area is required for :-


• Inpatient services and unit dose dispensing
• Outpatient service
• An office for the chief pharmacist
• A compounding room
• Prepacking and labelling room
• A store room
• Sterile products room
• A separate area for drug information services and space assigned on
various nursing units for unit dose drug administration.
• ABILITIES REQUIRED

• Technical ability
• Ability to develop a manufacturing section
• Administrative ability
• Ability to control inventory
• Ability to conduct and participate in research
• Ability to conduct teaching programme

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