Pharmacy Practice: Essentials of Hospital, Clinical and Community Pharmacy

Pharmacy Practice: Essentials of Hospital, Clinical and Community Pharmacy' is the first ever book with complete coverage of pharmacy practice education. This book is mainly focused on the syllabus framed by Pharmacy Council of India (PCI), New Delhi, for pharmacy students of India and overseas.   It covers all the required topics in an organized way so that students and readers will find all the information related to this subject. It helps students to gain the knowledge of various functions of hospitals, patient-oriented solutions, highlights on education and training program of the pharmacist.  This is the unique book for the pharmacist to use his knowledge and skills for the healthcare of people and patients. Main features of the book:   ·The understanding of the content is simple and easy.  ·Comprehensive elaboration of content of each chapter with figures and tables.  ·Exercise given after each chapters which are helpful for the students of new examination pattern. · Useful for students of D. Pharm, B. Pharm. Pharm. D., M. Pharmacy (Clinical Pharmacy). Contents: 1. Hospital and its Organization2.  Hospital Pharmacy and its Organization3.  Adverse Drug Reaction4.  Community Pharmacy5.  Drug Distribution System in a Hospital6.  Hospital Formulary7.  Therapeutic Drug Monitoring8.  Medication Adherence9.  Patient Medication History Interview10. Community Pharmacy Management11. Pharmacy and Therapeutic Committee12. Drug Information Services13. Patient Counselling14. Education and Training Programme in the Hospital15. Prescribed Medication Order and Communication Skills16. Budget-Preparation and Implementation17. Clinical Pharmacy18. Over the Counter (OTC) Drugs19. Manufacturing of Pharmaceutical Preparation20. Drug Store Management and Inventory Control21. Investigational Use of Drugs22. Interpretation of Clinical Laboratory Tests23. Professional Relationship and Practice of Hospital Pharmacist About the Authors: Sanjaykumar B. Bari has a commendable track record of achievements and success in his academic career in Pharmacy. He is serving as Principal and Professor at H. R. Patel Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Shirpur, Dist: Dhule (M.S.). He has 23 years of long teaching experience at Anuradha College of Pharmacy, Chikhli, Dist: Buldana (M.S.), and R. C. Patel Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Shirpur.   He has completed B. Pharm. (1994) from Government College of Pharmacy, Karad; M. Pharm. in Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry (1996) from S. G. I. T. S., Indore (M.P.) and awarded Ph. D in Pharmaceutical Sciences (2006) under AICTE-QIP program from University College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kakatiya University, Warangal (A.P.). He has presented several papers at National and International conferences and filed 04 patents to his credit. He has received a “National Merit Scholarship' from XIth to B. Pharm., Junior Research Fellowship (Gate-94-M.Pharm.), and Ph. D (AICTE-QIP Fellowship), V-life Sciences best publication Award 2012, Dr. P.D. Sethi Annual Award 2011- A certificate of merit for a research paper, International Achievers Award 2015 by Utkarsh and Manavseva Vikas Foundation at National Achiever's Summit, Aurangabad.   He has supervised 65 at M.Pharm. level Projects and 12 Ph. D students in Pharmacy. He has more than 160 review and research publications in various renowned national, international levels and thirteen books to his credit. He has received several national & international awards.Currently, Dr. Bari is Chairman, Board of Studies in Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Academic Council Member, member of Research Recognition Committee at KBCNMU, Jalgaon. He is a Life member of various professional associations like ISTE, IPA, APTI, ICS, IPS. Currently, he is Co-ordinator, Faculty of Pharmacy, North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon. Vishal C. Gurumukhi, B. Pharm, M. Pharm., (and Ph. D. registered), is currently working as Assistant Professor in Department of Quality Assurance, R C Patel Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research Shirpur, Maharashtra. He has 12 years of teaching experience. He is a GPAT-2016 examination qualified which was conducted by AICTE. He is an approved UG and PG teacher from Kavayitri Bahinabai Chaudhari North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon. He has supervised 24 M. Pharmacy level projects. He completed B. Pharm. from Agnihotri College of Pharmacy, Wardha; M. Pharm (Quality Assurance) from Sharad Pawar College of Pharmacy, Nagpur, Maharashtra. He is presently pursuing a Ph. D. (Faculty of Pharmacy) in Kavayitri Bahinabai Chaudhari North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon. He worked as Assistant Professor in Kasturi Shikshan Sanstha's College of Pharmacy, Pune; later worked as Assistant Professor in KYDSCT's College of Pharmacy, Bhusawal. He has 8 international 3 national publications in the journal of repute. He is a reviewer of research papers for ACS journals. Recently, he was invited to present his research work at the 10th International Colloids Conference held in Mallorca, Spain. Pravinkumar Vishwanath Ingle, PhD, MPharm, MBA is presently working as a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Pharmacy Practice, School of Pharmacy, International Medical University (IMU), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He started his career as a lecturer in 2006. He is Founder & President of Harivishwa Education Society. Dr. Pravinkumar has been contributing extensively to the world of publication and recognized internationally as an Editor in Chief for one of the reputed Pharmacy Journal - Journal of Pharmaceutical Research & Clinical Practice (JPRCP) which is published under the well-known publisher - Medknow Publications (Wolters Kluwer). He published more than 50 Research/Review/Short Papers in National & International Journals of repute. He is also participating in the curriculum designing and developing for the Pharmacy related programmes at the university level. He is recognized with Achievement Award for the successful development of new programmes - Master in Pharmacy Practice and Postgraduate Diploma in Diabetes Management and Education. He served as an Advisor, for “6th International Postgraduate Conference on Pharmaceutical Sciences (IPOPS) 2018” held at International Medical University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.