Hospital Pharmacy and Its Organization

 Hospital Pharmacy and Its Organization

* Hospital Pharmacy:-

• A hospital pharmacy is a department in a hospital that deals with the procurement, storage, compounding, dispensing, manufacturing, testing, packaging, and distribution of medicines.

• Hospital pharmacy controlled by the professionally and qualified pharmacist.

• It also focuses on education and research in pharmaceutical services.


* Functions of Hospital Pharmacy:-

1. Manufacturing.

2. Dispensing.

3. Purchasing and Inventory Control.

4. Storage.

5. Quality Control.

6. Clinical Pharmacy Services.

7. Drug Information Services.

8. Education and Training Services.


1. Manufacturing:-

• Involves preparing and distributing medicaments like transfusion fluids, parenteral products, tablets, capsules, ointments, etc.

2. Dispensing:-

• Dispensing medicines according to doctors’ prescriptions for patients in the hospital.

• Includes providing drugs to OPD (Outpatient Department) and IPD (Inpatient Department), as well as medical, surgical, and laboratory supplies.

3. Purchasing:-

•Involves giving specifications and managing the purchase of drugs, chemicals, and other materials needed in the hospital.

4. Storage:-

• Refers to the management of stores — includes purchasing, proper storage conditions, and keeping accurate records of drugs and supplies.

5. Quality Control:-

• Checks and certifies the quality of all drugs and materials used in the hospital to ensure safety and effectiveness.

6. Clinical Pharmacy Services:-

• Focuses on patient care by ensuring the proper use of medicines.

• Helps in promoting health and preventing diseases.

7. Drug Information Services:-

• Provides reliable information about medicines to doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to help them use drugs safely and effectively.

8. Education and Training Services:-

• Offers training and education to student pharmacists, nurses, doctors, and other healthcare workers to improve their knowledge and skills.

* Role of Hospital Pharmacy:-

• To ensure the availability of the right medication at the right time, in the right dose, and at the minimum possible cost.

• To professionalize the functioning of pharmaceutical services in a hospital.

• To act as a counseling department for medical staff, nurses, and patients.

• To act as a data bank on drug utilization.

• To participate in research projects.

• To implement the decisions of the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee.


* Organization Structure:-

• It involves the complete structure of the hospital pharmacy, which includes the head of pharmacy services known as the Chief Pharmacist.

• The Chief Pharmacist is responsible for the overall functioning of the department.

• They have the responsibility to plan, organize, and control all activities of the hospital pharmacy.

• Other pharmacists perform their functions according to their departments, but they also have to learn the work of other sections as well.



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