PHARMACY AND THERAPEUTIC COMMITTEE

1. PHARMACY AND THERAPEUTIC COMMITTEE
SUBMITTED BY UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF
NAAZISH AFRAA Dr. G.RAMESHPHARM.D
15AB1T0017 DEPARTMENT OF
IV PHARM. D PHARMACY PRACTICE
VIGNAN PHARMACY COLLEGE
(Approved by AICTE & PCI Affiliated to JNTU KAKINADA)
VADLAMUDI, GUNTUR DIST, ANDHRA PRADESH, INDIA, PIN: 522 213

2. CONTENTS
 DEFINITION
 OBJECTIVES
 COMPOSITION
 FUNCTIONS
 REFERENCES

3. Definition:
Pharmacy and therapeutic committee (PTC) is a
policy framing and recommending body to the
medical staff for the administration of the hospital on
all matters related to therapeutic use of drugs.

4.  PTC is also called as Drug and Therapeutic committee
 This committee assist in the formulation of broad
professional policies regarding the policies, procurement,
distribution, use, safety procedures for the use of drugs in
the hospital.

5. OBJECTIVES:
• ADVISORY
• EDUCATION
• DRUG SAFETY AND ADVERSE DRUG
MONITORING

6. ADVISORY:
 The committee is recommended for the
adaptation of policies.
 The committee advices the implementation of
effective drug distribution and control
procedures.

7. EDUCATION:
The committee recommended in formulation of function,
design to meet the need of professional staff (physician, nurses,
pharmacist other health care practitioner for complete current
knowledge of matters related to drugs and its usage.

8. DRUGS SAFETY AND ADR MONITORING:
 Pharmacist has an increased responsibility also develop a
moral or legal and professional functions of ensuring safety
in handling and administration of drugs.

9. COMPOSITION:
Composition of PTC may varies from hospital to hospital. It is
composed of:
 At least three physicians from the medical staff A pharmacist –
(Secretary ).
 A representative of the nursing staff and
 An hospital administrator with his/her designated an ex-officio
members.

10. 1. CHAIRMAN: Medical super indent or senior doctor
appointed by the hospital executive board.
2. SECRETARY: Chief hospital pharmacist if not junior
pharmacist or pharmacy technician.
3. MEMBERS: All Medical staff including representation
from each and every department

12. FUNCTIONS OF PTC:
 Lay down of the written policies and procedure for the
selection, procurement, storage and distribution and
use of drugs including investigation of New Drugs.
 Prevent unnecessary loading of Drugs, Prescribing and
to promote Rational therapeutic guidelines.
 Look after safe usage of Drugs.

13.  Look after safe usage of Drugs
 Visits the outside manufacturing units before
approving their products to the hospital purchase
list.
 Recommend the level of stock for each medicine
to be maintained.
 Study and recommend the system of distribution
of drugs in the hospital.

14.  Periodically training programmes to be attended by the
Physician, Nurses and other health care people of the hospital
in the current developments and skills in their respective
fields.
 Medication errors and ADR monitoring.
 Carry out drug utilization review.

15. ROLE OF PTC IN DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS:
 Role of pharmacy and therapeutic committee in drug safety
 Role of Pharmacy and Therapeutic committee in ADR
monitoring programme.

16.  Role of Pharmacy and Therapeutic committee in drug product
deficit programme.
 Role of Pharmacy and Therapeutic committee in developing
emergency drug list.
 Role of Pharmacy and Therapeutic committee in drug
utilization programme.

17. ROLE OF PHARMACY AND THERAPEUTIC
COMMITTEE IN DRUG SAFTEY:
 The hospital must employ a qualified and registered
pharmacist with at least B.pharmacy degree as chief
pharmacist and the rest with at least D.Pharm degree.
 The hospital should not permit non pharmacy person
to dispense and align the drug.
 Hospital must provide adequate space and storage
facility for the pharmacy.

18.  The hospital should have policy regarding the use of
research drugs in hospital and clinics
 The pharmacy should have adequate reference library text
on pharmacology, toxicology, posology and general
containing adequate information in pharmaceutical world.

19. ROLE OF PHARMACYAND THERAPEUTIC COMMITTEE IN
DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW:
 Drug utilization includes prescribing, dispensing, administrating and
ingesting of prescribing drugs this is also a very important function of
community in the hospital.

20.  Medication can be taken at the time admission during
admission of OTC medication.
 This DUR helps in detect the - Drug interaction.
- Drug induced disease.
- Drug potential and toxicity.

21. ROLE OF PHARMACYAND THERAPEUTIC COMMITTEE
IN EMERGENCY LIST:
A. SUPPLIES TO BE MAINTAINED IN EMERGENCY BOX:
I. Syringes of various ranges 2 each of 1 ml i.e. tuberculin or insulin
syringes and 5 ml of syringe.
II. Needles, preferably 2 each of 16’, 18’, 20’, 21’, 23’and 26’.
III.Files for breaking the ampules.
IV.Tourniquets.

22. B.DRUGS FOR EMERGENCY BOX:
- Digoxin 0.25mg/ml
Heparin 10,000 units/ml These may selected in
consultation with the physician but the following list:
- Aminophyillin 0.25 gm/ml
- Atropine sulphate 0.4mg/ml
- Calcium gluconate 1gm/ml

23. C.SUPPLIES FOR CABINET UTILITY ROOM:
I. Venomous cannulation set.
II. Each set 12 & 17 venomous catheter.
III.Oxygen catheter
IV.Sterile suction catheters.

24. D.OTHER EMERGENCY SUPPLIES:
I. Resuction carts
II. Phelebotomy sets
III.Oxygen equipments
IV.Tracheotomy.

25. REFERENCES
 A TEXTBOOK OF HOSPITAL PHARMACY BY QUADRY.
 TEXTBOOK OF HOSPITAL PHARMACY BY PARADHKAR.
 www.rx.wa.gov/pubmed.ptcmembers.html
 www.ashp.org.com