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- 1. BY Harshita Jain Assistant professor CareerPoint School Of Pharmacy Career Point University
- 2. CONTENTS Definition Scope Selection of site Plan for an ideal wholesale and retail sale drug store Legal requirements Dispensing of products Maintenance of record
- 3. DEFINITION Community pharmacyincludes all the establishments that are privately owned and whose function is to serve the society’s need for drug products and pharmaceutical services. Includes corporate pharmacy chain to pharmacy department in supermarket and independently owned pharmaceutical shop. Hybrid of professionalism and business.
- 4. SCOPE Advancement inresearch and technology – newer drug in market. Population explosion – medical facility insufficient for all. Disease prevention and health promotion in society
- 5. SELECTIONOF SITE During theselection of a site for new pharmacy following factors should be considered: A needy town or city should be selected. Site of pharmacy in a particular city should be most suitable among those available. Site of pharmacy should be convenient and accessible to the majority of consumers. For this purpose site location should be centre to population to be served.
- 6. CNTINUED…… Pharmacy siteshould be equipped with adequate free parking facility. If possible then site should be in neighborhood of a community shopping centre for the convenience and accessibility of the consumers. An island type of location, where the pharmacy sites by itself in a main traffic artery and surrounded by adequate parking facility, should be preferred. Usually, a bargain location in terms of rent proves to be a liability rather than an asset in the long run.
- 7. Plan of anIdeal Retail and Whole Sale Drug Store OBJECTIVE OF LAYOUT DESIGN To attract a large number of customer. To increase the sale of a store. To reduce the selling expenses to a minimum. To provide the customer satisfaction. To have space for reserve for stock, office and resting place for the employees.
- 8. OBJECTIVES CNTINUE…. To havea proper entrance for coming goods. To project a professional image and improve general appearance. To minimize the movement of customers within the premises of the drug store.
- 9. RETAIL DRUG STOREDESIGN
- 10. WHOLESALE DRUG STOREDESIGN
- 11. LEGAL REQUIREMENTS Forretail sale two types of licenses are issued. 1.General licenses 2. Restricted licenses GENERAL LICENCE General licenses are granted to persons who have the premises for the business and who engage the services of a qualified person to supervise the sale of drug store. The license for the retail sale of drugs other than those specified in the Schedule C,C1 and X are issued in form 20. For drugs specified in Schedule C and C1 in form 21. Schedule X drugs in form 20F.
- 12. CONDITIONS FOR GENERALLICENCE 1. The licenses should be displayed in prominent place in a part of premises open to the public. 2. The licenses should comply with the provisions of drugs and cosmetics act and rules there under in force. 3. Any change in the qualified staff should be reported to the licensing authority within one month. 4. Precaution prescribed by the licensing authority for the storage of schedule C and C1 drugs should be observed. 5. For the sale of additional categories of drugs listed in schedule C, C1 excluding X the licensee must take prior permission of the licensing authority.
- 13. RESTRICTED LICENSE Thelicenses for the restricted sale of drug other than those specified in schedule C, C1 and X are issued in form 20 A. Those specified in schedule C and C1 but not in schedule X are issued in form 21A.
- 14. CONDITIONS FOR restrictedLICENCE 1. The licensee must have adequate premises equipped with facilities for the proper storage of drugs to which the licenses applies provided that this condition does apply to vendors. 2. Licensee should be complying with the provisions of the drugs and cosmetics act and rules there under in force. 3. Drugs only purchased from a duly licensed dealer or manufacturer. 4. The licenses can deal only in such drug as can be sold without the supervision of qualified person. 5. Drugs should be sold in their original container.
- 15. DISPENSING It as animportant part of pharmacy, in which the pharmacist or the pharmacy aide (under the direct supervision of the pharmacist) interprets the physician’s requirements on the prescription and accordingly supplies for the treatment of his patients.
- 16. GOOD DISPENSINGPRACTICE Ensures thatthe right drug, in the right dosage form indicated for the patient’s condition, is delivered to the right patient, in the prescribed dosage and quantity with clear instructions and in a package that maintains the potency and stability of the drug
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- 18. MAINTENANCE OF RECORDS Legal records : Required by law regarding the acquisition and disposition of drugs. Patient records : Regarding the patient utilization of the drugs. Financial records : Regarding the past and present financial status of the company
- 19. LEGAL RECORD Accordingto federal and state law. Adequate and up to date records should be maintained according to Drugs and cosmetics act 1940, Rules 1945 and the Poison Act 1919. Maintain adequate record related to acquisition and disposition of certain drugs. Records of distribution of poisonous and hazardous substances.
- 20. PATIENT RECORD Patientsdrug history Information on all kinds of information about kinds and amount of drugs taken by average patients. Sourceof information on insurance claimsand income tax deduction of patients.
- 21. FINANCIAL RECORD Formaking sound decision regarding future needs , inventory requirements, etc. For evaluation of past operations, planning of present activities , forecasting needs, and controlling the activities. Analyzing revenues and expenses. Measuring return on investment. Help ensure profitable operations.