Pharmacy Practice Notes
Unit 1
Syllabus Of Unit 1 :
a) Hospital and it’s organization
Definition, Classification of hospital- Primary, Secondary and Tertiary hospitals,
Classification based on clinical and non- clinical basis, Organization Structure of a
Hospital, and Medical staffs involved in the hospital and their functions.
b) Hospital pharmacy and its organization
Definition, functions of hospital pharmacy, Organization structure, Location, Layout
and staff requirements, and Responsibilities and functions of hospital pharmacists.
c) Adverse drug reaction
Classifications - Excessive pharmacological effects, secondary pharmacological
effects, idiosyncrasy, allergic drug reactions, genetically determined toxicity, toxicity
following sudden withdrawal of drugs, Drug interaction- beneficial interactions,
adverse interactions, and pharmacokinetic drug interactions, Methods for detecting
drug interactions, spontaneous case reports and record linkage studies, and Adverse
drug reaction reporting and management.
d) Community Pharmacy
Organization and structure of retail and wholesale drug store, types and design, Legal
requirements for establishment and maintenance of a drug store, Dispensing of
proprietary products, maintenance of records of retail and wholesale drug store.
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