Newsletter

1. Under the guidance of: Submitted by:
Dr. G. Ramesh G.Manoj sai
14AB1T0009

2. DEFINITION:
 Newsletter is a bulletin issued periodically to the
member of society , business or organisation
(HOSPITALS)
AIMS:
 For the transmission of information
 To communicate the decisions made by the PTC

3. FOR TRANSMISSION OF INFORMATION:
 Latest information in medical sciences
 Newly introduced drugs
 Newly introduced indicate
 New drug delivery systems
 Update on drug interactions & ADR’s
 Drug therapy guideline development
 Medication safety information / precautions
---Information to physicians nurses and other nursing staff
for public relations

4. TO COMMUNICATE DECISIONSMADE BY PTC:
 Use policy
 Revising drug formulary
 ADR monitoring programmes
 Drug product defect reporting programmes
 Drug utilisation review
LAYOUT FOR NEWS LETTER:
 Selection of the title
 Contents of the news letter
 Format and printing
 Distribution
 Advantages

5. 1.Selection of the title:
 The title should be specific (clear) & unique
 EX: Title like pharmacy review, Pharmacy
news bulletin,and pharma times
2. Contents of the Newsletter:
 Editorial column
 New drug selection
 Abstract
 Medical staff
 New discoveries & Delivery systems

6. 3. Format and printing:
 Structure of bulletin varies with organisation of pharmacist
 The publication is printed in ROYAL BOND paper
measuring size of 8.5-11 inches
 4.Distribution:
 Distribution Through
 Medical staff
 Library
 Administrative block
 Nursing services
 Laboratories may always send a pharmacy publication
5. Advantages:
 Although preparation of such news bulletin requires time
with a lot of information in news bulletin. This means better
communication compared to Telephone and verbal
communication

7. MAKING YOUR NEWS LETTER LOOK ATTRACTIVE:
 The layout of newsletter should be simple and make it
easy to navigate
 Create a title that brands your newsletter& use it for
every issue
 Any pictures used should have a professional quality
to them& fit with your company’s overall image
 If the product or service merits greater coverage break
it up into several chunks
 Try to keep paragraphs b/w 50-125 words & articles
fewer than 800 words.

9. REFERRENCES
 1.A textbook of Hospital pharmacy by Goyal.
 2. https://www.tg.org.au/
 3.https://www.clinicalguidelines.gov.au/port
al/2406/therapeutic-guidelines-antibiotic-
version-15