PHARMACY ORIENTATION
Types of Pharmacies
- Community Pharmacy
- Hospital Pharmacy
- Clinical Pharmacy
- Industrial Pharmacy
- Nuclear Pharmacy
Community Pharmacy
A Community pharmacy is a pharmacy that deals directly with people in the local area.It is a community based pharmacy.It has responsibilities including compounding,counseling,checking and dispensing of prescription drugs to the patients with care,accuracy and legality.It involves a registered pharmacist when open.
Community Pharmacy Design
Hospital Pharmacy
A hospital pharmacy is concerned with pharmacy service to all types of hospital.Hospital pharmacies can usually be found within the premises of hospital.They provide medications for the hospitalized patients only,and not retail establishments.
Hospital Pharmacy View
Clinical Pharmacy
Clinical pharmacy is the branch of pharmacy where pharmacists provide patient care that optimizes the use of medication and promotes health,wellness and disease prevention.In most hospitals,potentially dangerous drugs that require close monitoring are dosed and managed by clinical pharmacist.
Industrial Pharmacy
Industrial pharmacy is discipline which includes manufacturing,development,marketing and distribution of drug products including quality assurance of these activities. The main activities of industrial pharmacist are;
- Research & development
- Manufacture & quality assurance
- Drug infomation
- Patent applications & drug registration
- Clinical trials & post marketing surveillance
- Sales & marketing
- Management
Major Disciplines of Pharmacy
- Pharmaceutics
- Pharmacy Practice
- Pharmacology
- Pharmacognosy
- Pharmaceutical Chemistry
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