1. PHARMACY SERVICES

2. WHAT IS PHARMACY SERVICES?
It is the science and technique of
preparing as well as dispensing drugs and
medicines.
It is a health profession that links health
sciences with chemical sciences and aims to
ensure the safe and effective use of
pharmaceutical drugs.
The scope of pharmacy practice includes
more traditional roles such as compounding
and dispensing medications, and it also
includes more modern services related to
health care, including clinical services,
reviewing medications for safety and efficacy,
and providing drug information.
Therefore, the pharmacists are the experts

3. TYPES OF PHARMACY AND THEIR
SERVICES:
Community Pharmacy and Services:

4. - A community pharmacy is a healthcare
facility that is able to provide
pharmaceutical services to people in a
local area or community.
- It dispenses medicine and typically
involves a registered pharmacist with the
education, skills, and competence to
deliver professional services to the
community.
-Community-based pharmacists'
responsibilities include: checking and
dispensing of prescription drugs,
providing advice on drug selection and
usage to doctors and other health
professionals, and counselling patients in
health promotion, disease prevention and

5. CLINICAL PHARMACY AND THEIR
SERVICES:

6. - Clinical pharmacy is the branch of Pharmacy where pharmacists
provide patient care that optimizes the use of medication and
promotes health, wellness, and disease prevention.
Clinical Pharmacy Services are;
• Prescribing drugs
• Administering drugs
• Documenting professional services
• Reviewing drug use
• Communication
• Counseling
• Consulting
• Preventing Medication Errors
Scope of clinical pharmacy:
• Drug Information
• Drug Utilization
• Drug Evaluation and Selection
• Medication Therapy Management
• Formal Education and Training Programs
• Disease State Management

7. HOSPITAL PHARMACY AND THEIR
SERVICES:

8. -Hospital pharmacies can usually be found
within the premises of a hospital.
- Hospital pharmacies usually stock a larger
range of medications, including more
specialized and investigational medications
(medicines that are being studied, but have
not yet been approved), than would be
feasible in the community setting.
-Hospital pharmacies typically provide
medications for the hospitalized patients
only, and are not retail establishments.
-They typically do not provide prescription
service to the public. Some hospitals do have
retail pharmacies within them, which sell
over-the-counter as well as prescription
medications to the public, but these are not
the actual hospital pharmacy.

9. MILITARY PHARMACY AND THEIR
SERVICES:

10. A military pharmacy is a pharmacy which
meets the needs of a military health care
system, such as TRICARE in the United States
military. Military pharmacies dispense
medications to members of the military, their
dependents, and military retirees. These
pharmacies operate much like civilian
pharmacies do, with a few key differences.
Civilians with pharmacy training, including
fully qualified pharmacists, can be offered
signing bonuses and other benefits for
joining the military to work in a pharmacy,
and people without training who are
interested in pharmacy work can receive
training after enlistment, if they are qualified
and the military needs pharmacy personnel.

11. Like a civilian pharmacy, a military pharmacy keeps an
array of needed medications in stock, sometimes
referring to these as “formulary medications.”
Medications which are listed in the formulary established
by the military must be available at military pharmacies,
with many pharmacies using generic drugs whenever
possible to save costs. Drugs outside the formulary may
or may not be available, depending on the pharmacy in
question, and sometimes special arrangements can be
made to bring a specific medication to a particular
pharmacy.

12. SERVICES:
Inpatient
provides comprehensive pharmaceutical care
through integrated drug distribution, patient
counseling and teaching.
Outpatient:
provides pharmaceutical care to active duty,
retiree, and their dependent(s).
Clinical:
provides in depth medication therapy
management.

13. NUCLEAR PHARMACY AND
SERVICES:

14. Nuclear pharmacy is a specialty area of pharmacy practice
dedicated to the compounding and dispensing of
radioactive materials for use in nuclear medicine
procedures. A specialty area of pharmacy practice is one
that requires a concentration of knowledge in a once
specific area.
As nuclear medicine procedures became more widely used,
the need for someone to prepare the labeled products for
administration to the patients became more evident. While
many large hospitals were able to use pharmacists with
training in the handling of radioactive material, smaller
hospitals were unable to utilize nuclear medicine
procedures because they did not have the staff to prepare
the necessary doses in a cost effective manner.

15. As a result, in the early 1970's, the concept of centralized
nuclear pharmacies was born. When developed, the
centralized nuclear pharmacy served as the "drugstore" for
the nuclear medicine department. When a particular
radioactive material was needed, a trained nuclear
pharmacist was available to prepare the product and
dispense it to the end user.
When you look at a nuclear pharmacy, its operation is not
much different than that of a traditional pharmacy - a
"prescription" for a particular product is presented, and the
nuclear pharmacist must prepare and dispense that
"prescription". Where a traditional pharmacist will dispense
doses in milligram weight units, a nuclear pharmacist will
dispense in millicurie activity units.

16. Where a traditional pharmacist dispenses tablets and
capsules, a nuclear pharmacist dispenses the radioactive
material in liquid or capsule form. Where a traditional
pharmacist will generally dispense the prescription to the
patient, the nuclear pharmacist will dispense to a hospital
or clinic nuclear medicine department where the dose will
be administered to the patient. In general however, the 2
branches of pharmacy are strikingly similar.

17. AMBULATORY CARE PHARMACY
AND THEIR SERVICES:

18. -Ambulatory care pharmacy is based
primarily on pharmacotherapy services
that a pharmacist provides in a clinic.
-Pharmacists in this setting often do
not dispense drugs, but rather see
patients in office visits to manage
chronic disease states.
- In the federal health care system
(including the VA, the Indian Health
Service, and NIH) ambulatory care
pharmacists are given full independent
prescribing authority. In some states
such North Carolina and New Mexico
these pharmacist clinicians are given
collaborative prescriptive and

19. COMPOUNDING PHARMACY AND
THEIR SERVICES:

21. -Pharmacy compounding is the art and
science of preparing personalized
medications for patients. Compounded
medications are “made from scratch” –
individual ingredients are mixed
together in the exact strength and
dosage form required by the patient.
This method allows the compounding
pharmacist to work with the patient and
the prescriber to customize a
medication to meet the patient’s
specific needs.
-Compounding pharmacies specialize
in compounding, although many also
dispense the same non-compounded

22. Industrial Pharmacy or
Pharmaceutical Pharmacy and
Services:
The pharmaceutical industry develops,
produces, and markets drugs or
pharmaceuticals licensed for use as
medications. Pharmaceutical companies are
allowed to deal in generic or brand
medications and medical devices. They are
subject to a variety of laws and regulations
regarding the patenting, testing and ensuring
safety and efficacy and marketing of drugs.