1. Presented by,
Lakshmi Priya.R
Rani.T
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2. CONTENTS
Aspects of Hospital Services
 Introduction
 Necessity
 Pharmacy Services
 Functions
 Pharmacist
 Maintenance
 Information & Report
 Conclusion
 References
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3. ASPECTS OF HOSPITAL SERVICES
LINE
SERVICES
AUXILIARY
SERVICES
SUPPORTIVE /STAFF
SERVICES
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4. LINE SERVICES:
- Emergency Services
- Out-patient Services
- In-patient Services(Wards)
- Intensive Care Unit(ICU)
- Operation Theatre(OT)
 SUPPORTIVE SERVICES:
- CSSD
- Diet Management
- Pharmacy Services
- Laundry
- Laboratory
- Radiology
- Nursing Services
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AUXILIARY SERVICES:
- Registration and Indoor case records
- Stores
- Transport
- Mortuary
- Dietary Services
- Engineering and Maintenance services
- Hospital Security
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6. INTRODUCTION TO PHARMACY SERVICES
Pharmacy are premises licensed for retail sale or supply
of drugs to the hospital, which have qualified licensed
persons and indulged in compounding of drugs.
 The Hospital Pharmacy purchases and dispenses all the
medications used to treat the patients in the hospital.
 Approximately 20% of the hospital costs are accounted
by medicines &pharmaceutical supplies.
 The pharmacist works directly with the medical staff in
establishing a formulary, the listing of drugs chosen to
be included in the pharmacy.
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7. NECESSITY OF PHARMACY SERVICES
Availability of the right drug at the required place at the
time of need is the key to the Hospitals existence.
 Efficiency in Pharmacy would help to ensure effective
treatment programmes.
 Delays can be disastrous; non-availability can be
horrifying in terms of mortality and morbidity.
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8. PHARMACY SERVICES
TYPES OF
PHARMACY
PHYSICAL
PLANNING
PHARMACY
SERVICES
PHARMACY
SERVICES
INDENTING
STORAGE
DISTRIBUTION
FUNCTIONS
STAFF
ORGANISING
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9. TYPES OF PHARMACIES
COMMUNITY
PHARMACY
VETERINARY
PHARMACY
HOSPITAL
PHARMACY
CLINICAL
PHARMACY
INTERNET
PHARMACY
COMPUNDING
PHARMACY
NUCLEAR
PHARMACY
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10. PHYSICAL PLANNING
LOCATION
SIZE
STORAGE
AREA
PREPARATION
AREA
PRESCRIPTION
AREA
FINISHING
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11. STAFFING
There should be a Drug and Therapeutic Committee for
advise and decision making.
 A chief pharmacist in hospital with more than 200 beds.
 2 pharmacists for 100 bedded hospital.
 3 pharmacists for 200 bedded hospital.
 7 pharmacists for 500 bedded and more.
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12. DRUG & THERAPEUTIC COMMITTEE
Advisory & Decision making committee,
necessary for efficient functioning of
Pharmacy services.
 Consists of medical & nursing staff(users),
Chief Pharmacist & the
administrator(providers).
 Purpose:
- To prepare Hospital Formulary
- Selection of Manufacturers and
suppliers
- Choice of drugs to be added or deleted
- Framing of overall policy for services
- Considering preliminary budget
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14. FUNCTIONS OF PHARMACY SERVICES
Provisioning , purchasing, storing and distributing drugs,
medicinal preparations, pharmaceutical and chemical
sundry items.
 Ensuring potency and quality of drugs during their
storage in the hospital.
 Dispensing prescriptions to in-patients &out-patients.
 Maintaining information regarding quality, cost and
sources of supply of all drugs.
 To investigate pharmaceutical problems arising in the
medications.
 To keep a watch on the adherence by all concerned to
hospital formulary.
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15. PHARMACIST
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A properly organized Pharmacy department should be
under the direction of a professionally competent and
qualified pharmacist.
Pharmacists: Health care professionals who practice in
pharmacy, the field of health sciences focusing on safe
and effective medication use.
Responsibilities:
- Advice to patients & customers.
- Supply of medicines.
- Maintenance of approved stock of antidotes &
other emergency drugs.
- Inspection of all supplies at user points.
- Preparing periodic reports and returns on the
utilization of pharmacy services.
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16. WWHAM PROTOCOL
W ho is the medicine for?
 W hat are the symptoms?
 H ow long have you had the symptoms?
 A ction taken?
 M edication-other conditions?
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17. INDIA PHARMACEUTICAL ASSOCIATION
It is the premier professional pharmacists
association in India.
 Over 10,000 member & 33 local branches.
 Aim- setting of Hospital Pharmacy in each hospital.
 It has been working towards constantly upgrading the
standards of professional services offered by the
pharmacists.
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INTERNATIONAL PHARMACEUTICAL FEDERATION
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18. MAINTENANCE
Drugs and Therapeutics Committee
 Hospital Formulary
 Inventory Management:
- Purchase
- Size of inventory
- Turnover
- Storage facility & stock location system
- Emergency drugs
 Quality & Drug Information Centre
 Charges for drugs
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19. INFORMATION & REPORTING
Total no. and value of items
dispensed for out-patients and in
patients.
 Frequency of emergency demands
from wards.
 No. of out-patients prescriptions.
 Volume of drugs dispensed through
Pharmacy.
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20. CONCLUSION
The hospital Pharmacy is indispensible in the treatment
of patients.
 Each large hospital will need a pharmacy, with a wellqualified pharmacist in charge.
 It is advantageous in efficient operations of the Hospital.
 “The Pharmacy, despite its apparent autonomy, must
not lose sight of its role as team player in Hospital
planning.”- quoted by Benjamin and Kemppainess.
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21. REFERENCES
“Hospital Administration and Management: Theory and
Practice.” by R.Kumar and S.L.Goel.
 http://www.spherehandbook.org/en/health-systemsstandard-3-drugs-and-medical-supplies/
 http://www.slideshare.net/Faseela/hospitaladministration
 http://www.slideshare.net/akareem2/bm-sakharkarprinciples-of-hospital-administration-and-planning-2ndedition
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0awbCil8LY
 http://www.ipapharma.org/HospitalPharmadivisions.as
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 http://www.slideshare.net/NcDas/hospital-pharmacy8384928
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22. QUERIES?
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