Hospital Pharmacy Practice
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What are the main functions of a hospital pharmacy?

Supplying medications, filling prescriptions, manufacturing pharmaceuticals, dispensing narcotics, preparing injectables, stocking professional supplies.

What is the scope of hospital pharmacy?

Specifying quality of drugs, finding sources of purchase, performing quality control tests, maintaining records, dispensing drugs, filling and labeling containers, manufacturing drugs, providing information to doctors and nurses, taking part in research projects, counseling patients.

What is the conventional role of a pharmacist in manufacturing and supplying medicinal products?

To manufacture and supply medicinal products.

What are the responsibilities of a hospital pharmacy in relation to narcotics and alcohol?

<p>Dispensing narcotics and alcohol, maintaining their records.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the six main themes to be focused for the future vision of hospital pharmacy practice according to the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP)?

<ol> <li>Medication procurement 2. Preparation 3. Delivery 4. Administration and monitoring 5. Influences on prescribing 6. Human resources and training</li> </ol> Signup and view all the answers

Where should the hospital pharmacy be situated to ease its accessibility and provide adequate service to various departments and nursing stations?

<p>At the ground floor or the first floor</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the key responsibilities of a hospital pharmacist?

<p>Medicine management, determining which form of medication best suits each patient, making timely and efficient decisions with input from other healthcare professionals</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of pharmacists in hospitals according to the European Association of Hospital Pharmacists (EAHP)?

<p>Rational use of drugs and working in collaboration with multidisciplinary teams</p> Signup and view all the answers

In countries like the UK, what additional rights are pharmacists given for certain diseases?

<p>Prescribing rights</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the Society of Hospital Pharmacists Australia (SHPA) indicate about the role of pharmacists in hospitals?

<p>Direct contact with the patient during medication, reconciliation, ward rounds participation, transfer of medication information, and monitoring of drug therapy</p> Signup and view all the answers

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