7^th International Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Conference

Hospital pharmacy practice

The hospital pharmacy is one of the key departments in hospitals that deal with procurement, storage, compounding, dispensing, manufacturing, testing, packaging, and distribution of drugs. The research in pharmaceutical science and education is also the responsibility of this department; it is carried out under professional and competent pharmacists. The hospital pharmacy has a high impact on the economics of health costs. Today, drug monitoring services and drug information services are integrated in the hospital pharmacy. Hospital pharmacists provide specifications for purchasing drugs, chemical and biological medications, etc. They are further responsible for the manufacturing and distributing of medicaments such as transfusion fluids, parenteral products, tablets, capsules, ointments, stock mixtures, and proper storing of drugs.