Abstract

A RESEARCH ARTICLE ON INDIAN HOSPITALS SURVEY OF HOSPITAL BASED STANDARD PHARMACY PRACTICE

Syed Akmal Shah Qadry*, Pankaj Sharma, Amarjeet Singh and Jaya Sharma

ABSTRACT

The results of Indian hospital survey of standard pharmacy practice in private hospitals are reported. A sample of private hospitals was selected randomly from the population. Lists of questionnaires were mailed to each head of pharmacy. The gross sample size was 112. The net response rate was 71% (80 usable replies). The average number of hours of pharmacy operation per week reported by the respondents was 118.25.Complete unit dose drug distribution was offered by 80.7% of respondents. Computerized pharmacy systems were used for inpatients at 70.5 % of the hospitals and for both inpatients and ambulatory patients at 12.4 %.This article provides a detailed overview of pharmaceutical services, not an exhaustive analysis. Although the survey sought information on a wide variety of services, the data do not reflect an exhaustive list of pharmaceutical services offered in community hospitals. It is hoped that the findings will stimulate additional studies by other researchers (using survey techniques and other methods) in areas that are more narrowly focused.

Keywords: Clinical pharmacy; data collection; hospital; hospital pharmacy; pharmacy.