Introduction to
PHARMACY
By: Dr Muhammad Ihsan
Pharmacy
• Pharmacy is derived from the GREEK word “PHARMAKON” means
MEDICINE or DRUG.
• Pharmacy is an art and science of manufacturing and dispensing of
drugs prepared by natural and synthetic sources and using them for
the treatment and prevention of diseases (dis-eas).
Pharmacist
• Any person who hold ”B Pharm” or “Pharma D” degree from Pakistan
Pharmacy Council recognized university or college and further more
he has registration certificate from provincial council is known as
Pharmacist. The provincial council enters the name of respective
pharmacist in Register-A
Pharmacy Technician
• Any person that hold “Diploma in Pharmacy” from Pakistan
Pharmacy Council recognized university or college and further more
he has registration certificate from Provincial Council is knowns as
Pharmacy Technician. The provincial council enters the name of
respective pharmacist in Register-B
Role and Responsibilities of Pharmacy
Technician
• A Pharmacy Technician also knowns as Pharmaceutical Technician, is a
health care worker who perform pharmacy related functions,
generally working under the direct supervision of licensed pharmacist
or other health professional. Pharmacy technicians work in variety of
locations like community pharmacy, retail pharmacy hospital
pharmacy. Pharmaceutical manufactures or other health care units of
government or NGOs.
Role and Responsibilities of Pharmacy
Technician
Job duties include dispensing prescription drugs and other medical
devices to patient and instructing on their use. They may also perform
administrative duties in pharmaceutical practice, such as reviewing
prescription requests with doctor’s offices to ensure correct medication
are provided and payment is received.
Medicines
• Medicines are chemicals or compounds used to cure or prevent
disease.
Drug
• Drug, any chemical substance that affects the functioning of living
things
Dosage Form
• Dosage Form is the prepared form of medicament which is ready to
cure the diseases.
Disciplines of Pharmacy
• Pharmaceutics
• Pharmacology
• Pharmacognosy
• Pharmacy Practice
Pharmacy
• Hospital Pharmacy
• Clinical Pharmacy
• Retail Pharmacy (Community Pharmacy)
• Industrial Pharmacy
• Forensic Pharmacy
Hospital Pharmacy is a department or
service in a hospital responsible for the
supply of medication to hospital wards
as well as ambulatory patients. The
Pharmacist working is hospital
pharmacy is known as Hospital
Pharmacist.
To provide quality assurance for manufactured,
assembled and purchased pharmaceuticals
To purchase and supply drugs for inpatients
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF HOSPITAL PHARMACY outpatients, hospital employees and for clinical
drug trails
Maintain patient’s medication profiles
Maintain prescription records
Provide drug information and drug therapy to
doctors, nurses, medical and nursing students
and the house staff
Coordinates and control all drugs delivery and
distribution system
To supervise the activities of pharmacy
technicians
Responsibilities of Clinical Pharmacist
• Medication review in comparison with the diagnosis
• Study about drug interaction for specific prescription
• Drug adverse reaction profiling
• Pharmacoeconomics study
• Drug formulary
Community pharmacy
It is the one of the pilers of pharmacy profession in this specialty we
provide the pharmaceutical services at community level in the
fundamental duties
Goals of Community Pharmacy
• To provide quality medicine to general public
• Provide gardens and counseling regarding medical views
• Guide them regarding vaccination
• Organized health camps
• Organized health talks and seminars
