OUR LADY OF FATIMA UNIVERSITY

COLLEGE OF PHARMACY

Institutional Pharmacy
Practice
(Definition and Functions)
MODULE 1, Part 1

Experiential Pharmacy Practice in Institutional Pharmacy

INPI 411
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 LEARNING OUTCOMES:
At the end of this unit, the students are expected to:

1. Define institutional pharmacy practice

2. Describe Institutional Pharmacists Association of the
Philippines (IPAP) and its functions
3. Describe Institutional Pharmacists and other similar
practices
4. Demonstrate understanding of the functions of
pharmacist in the industrial pharmacy setting
 OUTLINE:

ü Definition of institutional pharmacy

ü IPAP, a national organization of institutional pharmacists
ü Similar practices of institutional pharmacy
ü Functions of pharmacist in institutional pharmacy setting
 Institutional Pharmacy/Pharmacists
Defined as:
any pharmacy located within any hospital, sanitorium, clinic or dispensary
in which drugs are compounded or dispensed to its patients or patients of another
licensed in-patient health care facility with whom it has a contract.

Health care institutions include:

nursing homes, extended care facilities, neighborhood health centers, and
health maintenance organizations
Examples:
Government and private hospitals, National mental health center, Philippine
Tuberculosis institute (Quezon institute), leprosarium (Dr. Jose N. Rodriguez Memorial
Hospital and Sanitarium, barangay health centers, on-site clinics in private companies
 Onsite Clinic?

What is an Onsite Clinic?

• A workplace “onsite clinic” is a setting where an

employer offers one or more medical and wellness
services, delivered by licensed providers, to all or a
designated portion of its active population and other
eligible individuals.
• Today’s clinics are often referred to as “health and
wellness centers,” due to the wide range of first aid,
occupational health, acute, primary, specialty, condition
management, wellness and ancillary services offered at
the location.
 Onsite Clinic?

What is an Onsite Clinic?

• Many started as occupational health clinics, treating

minor injuries and serving workplace health and safety
needs, but have expanded in to primary care and other
areas.
 Institutional Pharmacy/Pharmacists

According to IPAP (Institutional Pharmacist Association of

the Philippines)
• Institutional pharmacy is also called Occupational Health
Pharmacy, a practice of pharmacy in the institutional,
corporate, company or industrial setting.
• Pharmacy services is part of the medical services required
from a private and government companies
• Employees and /or dependents receive the medical
services as part of the company’s benefit
 Institutional Pharmacy/Pharmacists

According to IPAP (Institutional Pharmacist Association of

the Philippines)
• Pharmacists are responsible for handling, storing and
dispensing of ethical or prescription products
• Pharmacists works in collaborative practice in health care
as required by law.
• Collaborative practice agreement
• Team based care
 Functions of Industrial pharmacists
According to IPAP (Industrial Pharmacist Association of the
Philippines)
• Procurement of medicines
• Inventory of medicines
• Dispensing, with counseling
• Secures license to operate
• Administrative works
pharmacists contribute to the society by promoting an
improved health of the workforce which is the building
block of our nation
Healthy people = healthy business
 Collaborative practice

• Collaborative practice agreement – pharmacists enter

into an agreement with other health care providers like
private clinics
• A formal agreement in which a licensed provider
makes a diagnosis, supervises patient care, and
refers patients to a pharmacist under a protocol
that allows the pharmacist to perform specific
patient care functions.
 Collaborative practice

• Collaborative practice agreement

• Medication Therapy Management (MTM):
medication therapy review, personal medication
record, medication-related action plan, intervention
and/or referral, and documentation and follow-up.

• Collaborative Drug Therapy Management (CDTM):

Pharmacists assume professional responsibility for
performing patient assessments, counseling, and
referrals; ordering laboratory tests; administering
drugs; and selecting, initiating, monitoring,
continuing, and adjusting drug regimens
Managed care pharmacy

• Managed care pharmacy

• A practice of developing and applying
evidence-based medication use strategies that
enhance member and population health outcomes
while optimizing health care resources.
Managed care pharmacy

• Managed care pharmacists roles:

• Creation of formulary - designed to optimize patient
care and therapy management (HOW?)
• Creation of clinical program – designed to enhance
patient care, particularly for those with chronic
conditions
• Use of communication protocols to facilitate
exchange of necessary information (such as drug
safety alerts)
Managed care pharmacy

• Managed care pharmacists roles:

• Pharmacists collaborate with other healthcare
professionals to design effective benefit structures
that serve the clients’ needs:
• Employers with health care insurance plans
Managed care pharmacy

• Managed care pharmacists roles:

• Facilitate DUR (Drug Utilization Review) – Using
this, the following may be identified:
• Drug/drug interactions
• Duplication of therapy
• Known allergies
• Under- or overdosing
• Potentially inappropriate therapy
Managed care pharmacy

• Managed care pharmacists roles:

• Manage the business side of the pharmacy
• Negotiate with manufacturers for discounts on
drug prices and establish networks of
pharmacies
• Pharmacists collaborate with other healthcare
professionals to design effective benefit structures
that serve the clients’ needs:
• Employers with health care insurance plans
Training Program

Training Program
• Academy of Managed Care Pharmacist

• PPGP (Pharmacy Preceptors Guild of the Philippines,

Inc)PPGP is an organization at the forefront of
pharmacy preceptorship, which aims to provide
experiential training to pharmacists in various
internship sites.
Managed care pharmacy

PPGP
• This is to help ensure that pharmacists and drug
establishments can comply with the CHED
requirement for the presence of trained preceptors
in all pharmacy practice areas used as internship
sites to be implemented in 2021
Announcements

Schedule of virtual internship

INPI - April 16 - May 21, 2022 , PPGP
internship fee Php 1,200
PRPI - May 28 - June 21, 2022 PPGP
internship fee Php 1,500

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 REFERENCES:
Philippine Practice Standards for Pharmacists (PhilPSP)

Institutional Pharmacists Association of the Philippines, (IPAP) Inc.:

https://www.facebook.com/IPAPGroupph/

Collaborative Practice Agreements and Pharmacists' Patient Care Services:

https://www.cdc.gov/dhdsp/pubs/docs/translational_tools_pharmacists.pdf

Managed Care Pharmacy Program:

https://www.amcp.org/sites/default/files/2019-
06/What%20is%20Managed%20Care%20Pharmacy%20-%20September%202018%20PDF.pdf
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