HospitalPharmacy
Organisation and management of hospital pharmacy services — from hospital structure and formulary systems through inpatient and outpatient dispensing, off-hours operations, to purchasing and supply chain management.
Hospital & Its Organisation
Definition and classification of hospitals, organisational structure, hospital committees, medical records department, central sterile supply department (CSSD), and the role of pharmacy within the hospital hierarchy.
Role of Pharmacy in Hospitals
Functions of hospital pharmacy, clinical pharmacy services, drug information centre, pharmacovigilance, medication error prevention, patient counselling, and pharmacy and therapeutics committee.
Dispensing to Inpatients
Ward stock system, individual prescription system, unit dose dispensing (UDD), satellite pharmacies, medication administration records (MAR), IV admixture services, and total parenteral nutrition (TPN) preparation.
Dispensing to Ambulatory Patients
Outpatient dispensing workflow, prescription interpretation and validation, patient counselling for ambulatory care, refill management, polypharmacy review, discharge counselling, and medication therapy management.
Formulary & Controlled Substances
Hospital formulary development, drug use evaluation (DUE), addition and deletion of formulary drugs, management of controlled substances, narcotic registers, storage requirements, and legal compliance.
Off-Hours & Off-Site Dispensing
Night dispensing protocols, emergency drug supply, on-call pharmacist responsibilities, telepharmacy and off-site pharmacy services, remote dispensing units, and regulatory framework for after-hours operations.
Purchasing, Distribution & Control
Drug procurement methods (tender, direct purchase), inventory management (ABC, VEN analysis), storage conditions, cold chain management, expiry date control, drug distribution systems, and audit procedures.
Start with Chapter 1 — Hospital & Its Organisation