What are the Scope of Services of Pharmacy Department?

Following are the scope of services of the pharmacy department

1. Staffing
2. Participating in Drugs & Therapeutic Committee
3. Preparing Formulary
4. Purchasing of medicines and other medical consumables
5. Storage shall be done as per the manufacturer’s recommendation and as per policy document ‘storage of medicines
6. Labelling important medications
7. OP & IP dispensing
8. Patient Education on medication for Outpatients.
9. Monitoring Pharmacy Indicators
10. Monitoring Medication Errors
11. Medication recall
12. Participation in Pharmacy Audits
13. Inventory control
14. Stock checking
15. Comprehensive medication review and drug utilization reviews
16. Promote safe medication practice
17. Review of Adverse Drug Reaction (ADR)
18. Maintains all documentation including statutory requirements and licenses required for running an In-house Pharmacy and shall also ensure renewal of Licenses after the tenure is over