PRESENTERS:

 D11E41 Aqsa Zulfiqar Ali

 D11E42 Fareeha Hasan
 D11E43 Areej Amin
 D11E44 Hadiya Yonis
 D11E45 Seema Mehboob
 D11E46 Amrozia
 D11E47 Alina Rao
 D11E48 Anum Malik
 D11E49 Anum Ijaz
 D11E50 Qurat-ul-ain
THE PHYSICAL
PLANTS
AN
ITS D
EQUIPMENT
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 Introduction:

The term “physical plant” refers to the necessary infrastructure used

in the support and maintenance of a given facility.

The physical plant of the pharmacy department is responsible for the

renovation, maintenance, repair and operation of facilities.
Its Data Consist of:
Location
Floor Space
Equipment
Areas and rooms
Refrigeration
Storage Facilities
General utilities
The Hospital Pharmacist should be acquainted with the overall
planning process. It consists of three parts:
1) Master program: which sets forth goals and objectives
2) Functional Program: which specifies the operational
demands upon its facilities.
3) Architectural design and equipment programming: which
translates these into physical space, equipment and
furnishings.
 Points To Be Considered:
 Hospitals purpose and goals
 Pharmacy Objectives and Plan of Operation
 Functions to be Performed
 Workflow and Procedures
 Workload
 Work areas needed
 Personnel in each work area
 Space, shape, furniture, equipment, services needed in each work area
 Inter-relationship between work areas and pharmacy and between other
departments.
 Arrangement of work areas
 One or more schematic floor plans
 Effectiveness of each design
 Review of all above mentioned steps
 LOCATION:
 It should be conveniently
placed to provide
services to all
departments and
personnel.
 The location does not
matter, as long as it is
convenient.
 Concept of “Satellite
Pharmacies” is being
adopted.
Accidents and Emergency Department
Children's Outpatients
Medical/ Oncology Day Unit
Orthopaedic/ Fracture Clinic
Outpatients Clinic
Ward
X-ray Department, MRI/ CT Suite
Pharmacy
 FLOOR SPACE:
 Requires a comprehensive analysis of pharmacy needs
 The Public Health Service Associates have recommended a floor
space in accordance with the number of beds:
DE PARTME NTS AREA in square f eet
50 beds 100 200
beds beds
1- Compounding and
Dispensing 205 320 495
2- Parenteral
185 200
3- Storage
125 200
4- Manufacturing
120
5- Offices and
105
Laboratories
6- Circulation 60
EQUIPMENT:

The necessary equipment should be available. Who’s

responsibility is it?
 Types Of Equipment:

Fixed equipment – which require Moveable equipment - which are capable

installation and become attached to of being moved and are not permanently
building. Examples included are fixed to the building. Examples included
cabinets, counters, sinks, elevators, are carts, desks, balances, mixers, etc.
dumb-waiters, etc.

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 Suggested equipment lists:
“The Equipment Planning Branch” of the United States
Public Health Service has prepared a suggested equipment
list.
The areas included are:
 Drug Distribution
 Out-Patient Pharmacy
 Manufacturing and Packaging
 Pharmacy substation
 Administration
 Control
 Drug Information
 Teaching etc.
 Electrical Equipment Safety:
Compliance with the N.F.P.A. (National Fire Protective Association) is
a start in the right direction.
X-ray machines

Monitoring equipment

Electric bed
 AREAS AND ROOMS:
There are many separate rooms and areas to organize the working.
Clean up area Pre-packaging area

Non-sterile mixing and filling room Injection reconstitution area

Labeling and inspection room:
 This room must be adjacent to filling
area
 Unlabeled drug products can be
transferred directly through a “PASS
THROUGH WINDOW”
 Appropriate space for labels, printing
machine, forms, accessories.
Quarantine storage:
The manufactured and filled
products in pharmacy are subject to
quarantine until declared pass, after
chemical and biological quality control
testing.
The finished products are directly
transferred to the quarantine storage.
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 Temperature controlled facilities:
Storage requirements of drugs is important for their stability factor.
Refrigerator:

Cold Place:
Storage condition requiring temperature

Cool Place:

Room Temperature:

Excessive Heat:
 In small hospitals, the refrigerator or
freezer or refrigerator with a built-in
freezer component provide the facility.
 For Large Hospitals, additional
refrigerators are used or is done
by borrowing space in the large
dietary ‘Walk –in iceboxes’ .
Environmental Controlled Facility- VENTILATION:
Adequate ventilation should be provided to ensure comfort of the
patients, personnel and public. Air-conditioning is a desirable feature
because:
It obviates the need of opening windows and doors
The use of various autoclaves, steam jacketed
kettles and ovens may render the working
environment TOO HOT.
Permits the maintenance of
temperature compatible with official
storage requirements
Removes strong odors of various chemicals
Reduces the cost of housekeeping
 Electrical Lighting and Service:
 Essential for proper functioning
of pharmacy.
 Based on characteristics of
operation , location, environment.
 Sufficient lighting should be provided
for critical work areas like dispensing
area, manufacturing area, IV admixture
area, etc.
 Voltage requirement.
 Conveyor and Pneumatic Tube Systems:
Means of transport for nearly
all items from pharmacy to its
hospital destination.
  Plumbing: The plans will properly specify:
Acid- resistant piping  Adequate hot and cold
water mixing valves

Distilled water lines and  Stainless or soapstone

faucets sinks
 Finishes:

 Work Counters:
 Stainless steel or some other material
 Material should not show peeling, distortion, erosion,
sticking, etc.
 Used for writing, dispensing, counting of drugs etc.
 Floors:
 Should be resilient, smooth but not
slippery, stain-resistant
 Floor covering used: asphalt, vinyl,
rubber and heavy-duty linoleum.
 Carpets are also used
 Floor of manufacturing and
parenteral rooms
 Walls:
 Should be painted with a material which permits periodic
washing without loosing its original color.

 In the manufacturing and parenteral solutions rooms,

ceramic tile or other comparable material should be
utilized.
Books for further reading:
. William Hassan, Hospital Pharmacy, Lee &
Febiger, Washington, 5thEd., 1986
. N.I.Bukhari , Hospital Phamracy, Aziz Book
Depot, Lahore, Pakistan
. Mr.D.J. Patil, Hospital and Clinical Phamracy,
Nirali Parakshan, 2008
. Dr.A.R. Paradakar, Pragati Books Pvt. Ltd.,
2008
. Hospital Pharmacy, Martin Stephens,
Pharmaceutical Press, 2011
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Hope you liked our
presentation!

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