Subject Name: Pharmacy Practice

Subject Code: BP703TT

Subject Co-ordinator: Ms. Zalak Desai, Mrs Nehal Rana

Important Questions

Unit 1: Hospital and Community Pharmacy

1. Explain the term: Hospital. Write organizational structure of hospital.(W20)
2. Define hospital. Give detailed classification of hospital. (S21,W21,W22,S23)
3. Define hospital and classify them according to bed size and type of medical staff.
4. Discuss the functions of hospital pharmacy. (S21)
5. Explain the methods for detecting drug interactions (S21)
6. Discuss organization and structure of retail drug store. (S21,W22,S23)
7. Discuss organization and structure of wholesale drug store. (W21,W22)
8. Discuss the legal requirements for the establishment and maintenance of a drug store. (S23)
9. Differentiate wholesale and retail drug store. (S22)
10. Explain the different methods of storage of drug materials in retail drug store. (S21,W22)
11. Write role and responsibilities of Hospital Pharmacist (W20,S21,W21,W22,S23)
12. Comment: Pharmacist intervention plays important role in patient care and Hospital
organization. Justify giving suitable examples. (W20)
13. Draw the ideal layout of hospital pharmacy. Write the requirements for hospital pharmacy as
per Drug and Cosmetic Act, 1940. Discuss about location of Hospital Pharmacy. (W20)
14. What are adverse drug reactions? Explain in brief different types of adverse drug reactions with
suitable examples. (W20,S22)
15. Write a note on detection of drug interactions. (W20,S23)
16. Write a note on ADR reporting process to PVPI (Pharmacovigilance Programme of India)
17. Explain following terms: (S21,W22)
a. Excessive pharmacological effects
b. Secondary pharmacological effects
c. Idiosyncrasy
d. Allergic drug reactions
e. Genetically determined toxicity
f. Withdrawal reaction
18. Discuss Pharmacokinetics Drug Interactions with example. (W21,W22)
19. Define drug-drug interactions. Write down brief about its mechanism with examples. (S22)
20. Write functions and responsibilities of community pharmacist. (S21)
21. Write a note on different legal requirements of establishment of community pharmacy. (S22)

Unit 2: Drug Distribution System in Hospital

22. Discuss the different types of outpatient services for the drug distribution system in hospital./
Discuss about dispensing of drugs to ambulatory patient. (W21,W22/S23)
23. Explain drug distribution to in-patients in typical hospitals. (S21)
24. What is Hospital Formulary? Hospital Formulary plays important role in Hospital: Comment./
Discuss its role and importance in hospital. (W20/S23)
25. Explain the contents of Hospital Formulary. (S21,W22,S22)
 26. Explain the revision of formulary in hospital. (S21)
27. Differentiate between Hospital formulary and drug list. Write a note on preparation & revision
of the formulary. (W21)
28. What is importance of Therapeutic Drug Monitoring? Explain the current scenario in India.
(W20,S21)
29. What is therapeutic drug monitoring? Explain its importance with suitable examples.
(W21,W22)
30. Write a short note on TDM. (S22)
31. Discuss the factors to be considered during the therapeutic drug monitoring. (S21,S23)
32. Discuss the role of pharmacist in medication adherence. (S21)
33. What is medication adherence? Discuss the methods of monitoring medication adherence.
(W20,S23)
34. Write in detail about each method of monitoring medication adherence. Explain the role of
pharmacist in improving medication adherence. (W20)
35. Write methods to detect medication non-compliance. Which measures are required to improve
patient compliance (S21,W22)
36. Write in detail about need of patient medication history interview. Give the format of
medication interview forms (W20,S21,W22,S23)

Unit 3: Pharmacy and. Therapeutic Committee

37. Define Pharmacy Therapeutic Committee (PTC). Write organization of PTC. Explain functions
of PTC. (W20,S21,W21,W22,S22,S23)
38. What is the importance of Drug Information Centre? Write in brief about usefulness of
computerized software in providing drug information. (W20)
39. Write sources of drug information. Discuss various applications of computer in hospital
pharmacy. (S21,W22,S23)
40. Explain various sources of drug information. (S21)
41. Define DIC. Write a short note on Drug Information Sources used to retrieve information.
42. What is patient counseling? Write the steps involved in patient counseling. (W20,S21,S22,S23)
43. Mention the steps in patient counseling. Explain the role of pharmacist in patient counseling.
(W21,W22)
44. Write a note on Continuing Education Program. (W20)
45. Explain the role of pharmacist in education and training program in hospital. (S21,W22,S23)
46. Write code of ethics for community pharmacy. (S21,W22)

Unit 4: Budget Preparation and Implementation

47. Explain the term: Budget. Write steps to reduce hospital budget. (W20,S22)
48. Define budget. Enlist divisions of Budget. Explain budget preparation & implementation in
hospital pharmacy. (S21,W22,S22)
49. Write the functions and responsibilities of Clinical Pharmacist. (W20,S21,W22,S23)
50. Write a short note on scope of Clinical Pharmacy.
51. What is ward round? Write in brief about different types of ward round activities./ Write a short
note on ward round participation. (W20,S22/S23)
52. Write a short note on Pharmaceutical Care. (S22)
53. Discuss the role of communication skills in communication with patients and prescriber.
(S21,W21,W22)
 54. Discuss about rationale use of common over the counter medications. (S21,S23)
55. Write in brief about the role of pharmacist in over the counter sales. (W20)

Unit 5: Drug Store Management and Inventory Control

56. What is inventory control? Enlist different methods of inventory control. Explain ABC and
VED analysis method in brief./ Enlist different techniques of inventory control and discuss
them (/anyone) in detail. (W20,W22,S21,S22,S23)
57. Explain the procedure for purchasing of drugs. (S21,S23)
58. Explain in brief: Economic Order Quantity and Reorder Quantity. (W20)
59. Write role and responsibilities of advisory committee in hospital. (W20)
60. Explain the liver functions test (S21,S23)
61. Describe in detail about various hematological test. (W21,W22)
62. Write a short note on interpretation of Complete Blood Count Report. (S22)
63. Discuss the methods used for the analysis of drug expenditure. (S23)