Samarth College of Pharmacy

Presented By: Mr. Rahul Lokhande

(M.Pharm )
Introduction to
Pharmacy
 PHARMACY
“The Right Choice for a Promising Future”
 Pharmacy

The word ‘Pharmacy’ is derived from the Greek

work ‘Pharmakon’, meaning drug.
The word ‘Pharmacy’ has two meanings :
General sense – it is a place or shop where
drugs or medicines are sold.
Professional sense – it is the profession, the
members of which deal with drugs.
 Pharmacy is the art and science
of preparing,
compounding and
dispensing medications . it also includes
more modern services related to health care and
the provision of
drug and related information to
the public.
So have a great role in diagnosis,
prevention and treatment of diseases.
 Pharmacist
A pharmacist is one who is educated and
licensed to prepare and dispense drugs and
to provide drug and related information to
the public-An expert on
drugs. “I am a
Pharmacist
I am a specialist in medications
I am a custodian of medical
information I am a companion of the
physician
I am a counselor to the patient
I am a guardian of public
health This is my calling
This is my pride.”
‘In short I am life saver’
 Why choose Pharmacy?
✓ I want a dynamic, people-oriented career in health care.

✓ I want diverse employment opportunities.

✓ I want a flexible work environment.

✓ I want a comfortable income.

✓ I want to be part of a respected profession.

Some examples of professions are
– Medicine
– Nursing
– Accounting
– Law
– Military
– Engineering
– PHARMACY
etc.
Pharmacists are experts of drugs.
Pharmacists are members of pharmacy
profession dealing with all aspects of
drugs.
• Preparation • Combination
• Identification • Analysis
• Selection • Standardization
• Action • Use
• Preservation • Counseling
• Sales • Information
• Hospitals and clinics
 Hospital pharmacists
 Clinical pharmacists
• Community pharmacy
( retail pharmacy )
• Wholesale pharmacy
• Government services
 Regulatory affairs
 Drug testing laboratories
 Drug purchasing & distribution
 Military services
Production
Production
Production
QC
and

QA
QA and QC
 Communitypharmacy
• A pharmacy or drugstore or retail
pharmacy in industry terminology is the place
where most pharmacists practice the
profession of pharmacy. It is the community
pharmacy where the dichotomy of the
profession exists—health professionals who
are also retailers.
• ABCS (Assesment, Bottling, Counseling,
Surviellance)
 Hospital pharmacy

• It is the practice of pharmacy in hospital for

procurement, compounding, dispensing,
storage, sterilization of drugs under the
supervision of legally qualified, registered
pharmacist.
 Clinical Pharmacy
• Pharmacists provide direct patient care services
that optimizes the use of medication and promotes
health,
wellness, and disease prevention.
Clinical pharmacists care for patients in all
health care but the clinical pharmacy
settings, initially began inside hospitals and clinics.
movement
Clinical pharmacists often collaborate with
physicians and other professionals to
healthcarepharmaceutical care. Clinical pharmacists
improve
are now an integral part of the interdisciplinary
approach to patient care.
 COMPOUNDING PHARMACY
Compounding is the mixing of drugs by a pharmacist,
physician, or veterinarian to fit the unique needs of a
patient.

This may be done for medically necessary reasons,

such as to change the form of the medication from a
solid pill to a liquid
It may also be done for voluntary reasons, such as
adding favorite flavors to a medication

Compounding is the practice of preparing drugs in new

forms.
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 INTERNET PHARMACY
OR
ONLINE PHARMACY
Online pharmacies are pharmacies which operate over the
Internet.

Many such pharmacies are, in some ways, similar to

community pharmacies;
The primary difference is the method by which the
medications are requested and received.

Some customers consider this to be more

convenient than traveling to a community drugstore.
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 VETERINARY PHARMACY

Veterinary pharmacies, sometimes called animal pharmacies may

fall in the category of hospital pharmacy, retail pharmacy or mail-
order pharmacy.

Veterinary pharmacies stock different varieties and different

strengths of medications to fulfill the pharmaceutical needs of
animals

Because the needs of animals as well as the regulations on

veterinary medicine are often very different from those related to
people, veterinary pharmacy is often kept separate from regular
pharmacies.

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 Nuclear pharmacy

• Nuclear pharmacy focuses on

preparing radioactive materials for
diagnostic
for treating tests
certain anddiseases. Nuclear
pharmacists undergo additional
specific to handling radioactive materials, and
training
unlike in community and hospital pharmacies,
nuclear pharmacists typically do not interact
directly with patients.
 MILITARY PHARMACY

Military pharmacy is an entirely different working

environment due to the fact that technicians
perform most duties that in a civilian sector would
be illegal.

State laws of Technician patient counseling and

medication checking by a pharmacist do not
apply.
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 FUTURE IN PHARMACY

• In the coming decades, pharmacists are

expected to become more integral within the
health care system rather than simply dispensing
medication, pharmacists will be paid for their
patients care skills.
Thank You