COMMUNITY PHARMACY
Dr. Ashraful Talukdar
Pharm . D., PB, PGDCR.
Assistant Professor.
Rahman Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences & Research .
COMMUNITY PHARMACY
Community pharmacy deals with dispensing of drug
to the patients . usually consist of a retail front store
with a dispensary where medications are stored and
dispensed.
The dispensary is subject to pharmacy legislation
Compulsory tests equipments etc specified in
legislation
COMMUNITY PHARMACY
There has been an increasing trend towards the use of
trained pharmacy technician while the pharmacist
spends more time communicating with the patients.
All the pharmacy are required to have a pharmacist
on duty at all the times when open.
In many jurisdictions, it is also a requirement that the
owner of a pharmacy must be an registered
Pharmacist.
COMMUNITY PHARMACIST SHOULD HAVE
FOLLOWING QUALITIES:
Sound experience of pharmaceutical care and health
care promotion
Good communications skills with patients and other
health care providers
Continue to maintain a high grade of standards in
development of products, services and
communications
Record to maintain documentation of dispensing of
all orders
IDEAL DRUG STORE SHOULD POSSES FOLLOWING PLAN TO EXECUTE PROPERLY
Supervision of controlling of material handling and
transportation
Proper designing of suitable work locations
Allocation of suitable locations as a productions
centers and service centre
Minimize the movement of workers at production
centre where its required
IDEAL DRUG STORE SHOULD POSSES FOLLOWING
PLAN TO EXECUTE PROPERLY
Minimize the waiting time of the finished products
Improve methodology of work so that can reduce the
productions scale in terms of times
Flexibility to change the design of product for their
future expansion
LAYOUT OF RETAIL PHARMACY
STORE
LAYOUT OF WHOLESALE PHARMACY STORE
TYPES OF LAYOUT
There are mainly following types of layout:
1. PROCESS LAYOUT
2. PRODUCT LAYOUT
3. COMBINATION LAYOUT
PROCESS LAYOUT
It is also known as a functional layout and is
characterized by keeping similar machines or similar
operations at one location. The arrangement of
machines of a particular class doing a particular type of
work or process as a separate department.
For example: cutting machines may be placed under the
cutting department.
PROCESS LAYOUT
Advantages:
Better machine utilization.
Greater flexibility.
Better supervision which ultimately leads to better production.
Less number of machines is needed involving reduced capital
Disadvantage:
Functional Layout type may not be possible in the pharmaceutical
and chemical industries, because several unit operations should be
performed in sequence.
PRODUCT LAYOUT
It is also called a straight-line layout and according to
the product manufactured.
This setup of product layout is standardized in
beginning. The product can be manufactured in large
quantities by repetitive operation.
This type of layout is more suitable for
Pharmaceutical Industries.
PRODUCT LAYOUT
Advantages:
Fewer space requirements for the same volume of production.
Less in-process inventory.
Smooth and continuous work flow.
Processing of work is quick and smooth.
Cost of material handling can be reduced by using conveyors.
Manufacturing time is reduced and the manufacturing cycle can be
speeded up.
Floor space can be utilized.
COMBINATION LAYOUT
A combination of process and product layout
combines the advantages of both types of layout.
The layout should be efficient by keeping material
handling at a minimum level.
Suitable layout planning is required to keep the cost
of the product minimum.
COMBINATION LAYOUT
Advantages:
All the drug procurement is one system so the
pharmacy assistant and patient’s time can be saved.
As per respective medical specialties and ward units
like cardiology, neurology, nephrology, urology, etc
first line, and follow-up drugs can be dispensed and
refilled through proper selection of inventory control
methods.
Combination leads to better patient medication
adherence, counselling, and interventions.
COMBINATION LAYOUT
Disadvantages:
Extra space and cabinets may be required.
Staff pharmacy (assistant, pharmacy technician)
&wages including extra framework and infrastructure
is required hence, the budget requirement is another
typical task. Special care division may be affected.
Storage space may be required more.
LEGAL REQUIREMENT FOR ESTABLISHMENT
AND MAINTAINCE OF DRUG STORE.
General Licence:
Granted to person who have premise for business &who
engage the services of qualified person to supervise the sale
of drug
The licence for the retail sale of drug s other than the ones
mentioned in the schedule C C1 and X Issued in form 20.
For drugs specified in schedule C C1 in form 21.
Schedule X drug in form 20F
LEGAL REQUIREMENT FOR ESTABLISHMENT AND
MAINTAINCE OF DRUG STORE.
Restricted Licence
The licence for restricted sale of drug other than those
specified in schedule C C1 and X are issued in the form
20A. Those specified in schedule C and C1 but not in
Schedule X are issued form 21A.
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MAINTAINCE OF
RECORDS OF DRUG STORES.
Legal Records
According to federal state low , up to date and proper
records should be maintained according to drug and
cosmetic act 1940
Rules 1945and poison act 1919.
Patients Records.
Patients drug history
Information
On all kinds of drug and amount of drugs taken by
average patients.
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MAINTAINCE
OF RECORDS OF DRUG STORES.
Financial Records.
Financial records need to be maintain for the
following purpose
For evaluation of past records
Analyzing revenues and expenses
Measuring return on investment
Help to ensure profitable operations
DISPENSING OF PROPRIETARY PRODUCTS
Dispensing is a main part of pharmacy practice in
which the distributor/Pharmacist takes the required
order of medicine from physician on the prescription
and accordingly supplies the medicines for the
treatment of the patients.
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