Hospital & Clinical Pharmacy Theory D Pharm
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Hospital Pharmacy Definition, scope, national and international scenario Organizational structure Professional responsibilities, Qualification and experience requirements, job specifications, workload requirements, and interprofessional relationships Good Pharmacy Practice (GPP) in hospital Hospital Pharmacy Standards (FIP Basel Statements, AHSP) Introduction to NAQS guidelines and NABH Accreditation and Role of Pharmacists |
Different Committees in the Hospital Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee – Objectives, Composition, and functions Hospital Formulary – Definition, the procedure for development, and use of hospital formulary |
Infection Control Committee – Role of Pharmacist in preventing Antimicrobial Resistance |
Supply Chain and Inventory Control Preparation of Drug lists – High-Risk drugs, Emergency drugs, Schedule H1 drugs, NDPS drugs, reserved antibiotics Procedures of Drug Purchases – Drug selection, short term, long term, and tender/e-tender process, quotations, etc. Inventory control techniques: Economic Order Quantity, Reorder Quantity Level, Inventory Turnover, etc. Inventory Management of Central Drug Store – Storage conditions, Methods of storage, Distribution, Maintaining Cold Chain, Devices used for cold storage (Refrigerator, ILR, Walk-in-Cold rooms) FEFO, FIFO methods Expiry drug removal and handling, and disposal. Disposal of Narcotics, cytotoxic drugs Documentation – purchase, and inventory |
Drug distribution Drug distribution (in-patients and outpatients) – Definition, advantages, and disadvantages of individual prescription order method, Floor Stock Method, Unit Dose Drug Distribution Method, Drug Basket Method. Distribution of drugs to ICCU/ICU/NICU/Emergency wards. Automated drug dispensing systems and devices Distribution of Narcotic and Psychotropic substances and their storage |
Compounding in Hospitals. Bulk compounding, IV admixture services, and incompatibilities, Total parenteral nutritionRadio Pharmaceuticals – Storage, dispensing, and disposal of radiopharmaceuticalsApplication of computers in Hospital Pharmacy Practice, Electronic health records, Software used in hospital pharmacyClinical Pharmacy: Definition, scope, and development – in India and other countries Technical definitions, common terminologies used in clinical settings, and their significance such as Paediatrics, Geriatric, Anti-natal Care, Post-natal Care, etc. |
Daily activities of clinical pharmacists: Definition, goal, and procedure of Ward round participation Treatment Chart ReviewAdverse drug reaction monitoring Drug information and poisons information Medication historyPatient counsellingInterprofessional collaboration Pharmaceutical care: Definition, classification of drug related problems. Principles and procedures to provide pharmaceutical care Medication Therapy Management, Home Medication Review |
Clinical laboratory tests used in the evaluation of disease states – significance and interpretation of test results Haematological, Liver function, Renal function, thyroid function tests Tests associated with cardiac disorders Fluid and electrolyte balance Pulmonary Function Tests |
Poisoning: Types of poisoning: Clinical manifestations and Antidotes Drugs and Poison Information Centre and their services – Definition, Requirements, Information resources with examples, and their advantages and disadvantages |
Pharmacovigilance Definition, aim, and scope Overview of Pharmacovigilance |
Medication errors: Definition, Types, consequences, and strategies to minimize medication errors, LASA drugs, and Tallman lettering as per ISMP Drug Interactions: Definition, Types, clinical significance of drug interactions |
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