Pharmacist In The Civil Service PDF

Dr Tuan Mazlelaa Tuan Mahmood Faculty of Pharmacy, UKM } Pharmacy service came into existence in the country since 1951 with the enforcement of the ◦ Registration of Pharmacist Act 1951 ◦ Poisons Act 1952 ◦ Dangerous Drugs Act 1952. } The p...

Dr Tuan Mazlelaa Tuan Mahmood Faculty of Pharmacy, UKM } Pharmacy service came into existence in the country since 1951 with the enforcement of the ◦ Registration of Pharmacist Act 1951 ◦ Poisons Act 1952 ◦ Dangerous Drugs Act 1952. } The primary task of the pharmacy service prior to independence was confined to the procurement, storage and distribution of drugs from the United Kingdom through the Crown Agents. } Title: ◦ Pegawai farmasi (Pharmacist) } Pharmaceutical Chemistry Division was officially established in 1969 to cater for the rising needs of the pharmaceutical services. } Old title: ◦ Ahli Kimia Ubat (Pharmaceutical Chemistry Superintendant) ◦ Penguasa ahli kimia ubat (PAKU) 1. Pharmaceutical Services Programme, MOH (Program Perkhidmatan Farmasi, KKM) } Pengarah Kanan Perkhidmatan Farmasi ◦ ? } Secretariat for ◦ Lembaga Farmasi Malaysia ◦ Lembaga Iklan Ubat ◦ Lembaga Racun } Proposes and implements policies for pharmaceutical services in Malaysia } Plans for manpower requirements } Administration of pharmacists and pharmaceutical services in MOH. } Carries out this responsibility through three main activities: a) Pharmacy Policy & Management b) Pharmacy Practice & Development c) Pharmacy Enforcement } Ensuring that pharmacy services strategic plans and policies are implemented accordingly } Effective distribution of human resource } Relevant and continuous training are carried out } Ensuring the practice of quality system at all levels of services } Ensuring administrative and financial matters are carried out accordingly to rules and guidelines. } Sections: ◦ Human resource & career – Planning and optimizing the placement and distribution of pharmacy staff across the country. – Identifying, planning and monitoring the activities on Continuous Professional Development (CPD) to improve the competency of pharmacy personnel. ◦ National Medicines Policy (DUNAS) – Planning, coordinating and monitoring the implementation of all activities/action plan under the National Medicines Policy. – Performing evaluation and reviewing of the National Medicines Policy with the involvement of all stakeholders. ◦ Relations & innovation – Coordinating and monitoring the quality systems for pharmaceutical services such as KPI, QAP, 5S, Innovation and Client's Charter ◦ Pharmacy information management – Planning, coordinating and implementing appropriate ICT- related trainings to the members of the PSP. } An official document of the Government of Malaysia } Defines and prioritizes the medium- and long-term goals set by the government for the pharmaceutical sector, and identifies the main strategies for attaining them. } Objective: to improve health outcomes of the people through ◦ Promoting equitable access to essential medicines. ◦ Promoting rational use of safe, effective and affordable essential medicines of good quality. } 8 components e.g. quality, safety and efficacy of drugs, drug affordability, research & development } Reviewed the 2nd edition on Oct 2012 } Responsible for ensuring the quality of drug procurement and usage through effective pharmacy practice in order to improve pharmacy services in Malaysia to be on par with other developed countries. } Sections: ◦ Clinical & Technical – Plan, develop and coordinate pharmaceutical care services (such as medication counseling, MTAC and clinical pharmacy services) in MOH facilities. ◦ Formulary & Pharmacoeconomics – Conduct drug evaluation for formulary listing applications using pharmacoeconomic principles ◦ Pharmaceutical Logistic – Plan, coordinate and manage the development of procurement practices and store management in Ministry of Health institutions i.e. hospitals, district health office and health clinic ◦ Medicine prices – Dissemination of information related to medicine prices to consumers and staff in Ministry of Health e.g. provide recommended retail price (RRP) reported by wholesaler to be used as a reference price in purchasing by the consumer ◦ Pharmacy Board – Manage applications for registration and deregistration of Pharmacists and Bodies Corporates – Coordinate and conduct Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination for purpose of pharmacist registration. ◦ Pharmacy development – Improve and monitor the quality of studies and research done at the Pharmaceutical Services Division level. ◦ Quality use of medicines – Educate the public regarding quality use of medicine in order to improve their knowledge and understanding regarding medicines hence promoting medication adherence and better treatment outcomes. } Ensure that pharmaceuticals, traditional and cosmetics that are available in the market are genuine in terms of registration and notification. } Sections: ◦ Intelligence & operation – Conduct raids on the premises selling/supply/store/manufacture of unregistered products and un-notified cosmetics ◦ Licensing & control at entry point – Co-ordinate and monitor screening and inspection activities on imported products and controlled substances at the entry points. ◦ Legislation – Process the application for special exemptions to import unregistered products received from government institutions, private sector, institute of higher learning and research laboratories. ◦ Advertisement & innovation – Monitor advertisements advertised in the printed and electronic media to ensure compliance to the existing rules and legislations. ◦ Protection & consumer awareness – Co-ordinate and monitor the activities to increase the consumer awareness regarding the usage of registered products 2. National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency, NPRA (Bahagian Regulatori Farmasi Negara) } Formerly known as the National Pharmaceutical Control Laboratory and National Pharmaceutical Control Bureau (Biro Pengawalan Farmaseutikal Kebangsaan) } Was set up in October 1978 under the quality control activity of Pharmacy and Supply Programme. } This institution was established to implement quality control on pharmaceutical products. } Registration of drugs/ cosmetic notification ◦ Through evaluation of technical data, laboratory analysis, research and information received from international agencies. } Regulation of the pharmaceutical industry - } Issue of licenses – manufacture, import, wholesale – include a licensing scheme for clinical trial } Monitoring of adverse drug reactions } Market surveillance of pharmaceuticals – random sampling & conduct analytical test } Quality control of drugs } National Drug Information Centre 3. Enforcement Division, MOH } Control at entry points } “Surveillance and raids” – Unregistered products, counterfeit products, adulterated products } Prosecution – beginning 1978 } Inspection of records of all outlets dealing with controlled substances (drugs and chemicals) 4. Education } Teaching at universities (public universities) } Research } Consultancy 5. Research } FRIM – Forest Research Institute } PORIM – Palm Oil Research Institute } IMR – Institute of Medical Research } SIRIM - } MINT – Malaysian Institute of Nuclear Technology 6. Military } Uniformed or civilian } Pharmacy services in war and disaster } Supply of medicines to soldiers in the jungle, field hospitals etc. } Advantages: ◦ Stable ◦ Benefits – healthcare, scholarships, loans ◦ Service-oriented } Disadvantages: ◦ Salary?? ◦ Career advancement relatively slow ◦ Transfers