BP703T. PHARMACY PRACTICE (Theory)

Unit-I

Introduction to Pharmacy Practice:

• Definition, scope, and objectives.
• Roles and responsibilities of hospital and community pharmacists.
• Code of ethics for pharmacists.

Hospital Pharmacy:

• Organizational structure and functions.
• Drug distribution systems: Individual prescription, floor stock, and unit dose systems.
• Central sterile supply services (CSSD).

Unit-II

Community Pharmacy:

• Definition, roles, and responsibilities of community pharmacists.
• Prescription handling and patient counseling.
• Storage and inventory management in community pharmacy.

Patient Counseling:

• Importance, stages, and techniques of effective counseling.
• Barriers to counseling and strategies to overcome them.

Unit-III

Clinical Pharmacy:

• Introduction to clinical pharmacy and its scope.
• Responsibilities of clinical pharmacists.
• Drug information services and adverse drug reaction (ADR) monitoring.
• Therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) and medication error reporting.

Unit-IV

Pharmacovigilance:

• Definition, need, and importance.
• Methods of pharmacovigilance.
• Role of pharmacists in pharmacovigilance.

Medication Adherence:

• Factors affecting medication adherence.
• Strategies to improve adherence.

Unit-V

Health Screening Services:

• Importance and types of health screening services offered by pharmacists.
• Blood pressure monitoring, blood glucose testing, cholesterol screening.
• Smoking cessation programs.

Emerging Trends in Pharmacy Practice:

• Telepharmacy and its applications.
• Home care pharmacy services.
• Personalized medicine and the role of pharmacists.