Barbado, Romuelle B.

Year III Block I

PH72 (Hospital Pharmacy-Laboratory)

Facilities and Equipments

Direction: Submit the required facilities and equipment in a hospital pharmacy here in the Philippines.
You may include the needed references/books, equipments, assets, as well as the area size needed for a
hospital pharmacy, as mandated by the FDA.

Pharmacy Location
o The pharmacy should be located in an area of a hospital which is accessible and visible to the in and out
patients, business hospital offices, frontline services and to the general public.
o In large hospitals, satellite pharmacies are established at wards to assure drug availability and timeliness of
pharmaceutical service.
o Likewise, satellite pharmacies situated outside the hospital premises are built to make affordable, quality,
safe drugs accessible to the general public.
Premises
o A signboard “Pharmacy” in front of the hospital pharmacy and hospital building is required.
o It should be well ventilated and not less than 15 sq. meter in floor area with concrete tile or wooden flooring.
o There should be a place for compounding prescription and for washing and sterilizing bottles.
o A suitable cabinet for keeping poisons and/or dangerous drugs.
o An adequate water supply.
o Directional signage should also be posted to help locate service areas.

Standard Requirements for the Establishment of a Hospital Pharmacy

Physical Plant and Facilities 10-15 bed 25 bed 100 bed
capacity capacity capacity
Area 15 sq m 30 sq m
Main (optional)
Office with Toilet Bath 9 sq m
Staff working area 9 sq m
Dispensing and drug information service 9 sq m
Receiving/breakout/Inspection Area 8 sq m
Flammables 3.5 sq m
Bulk Stock Room 9 sq m
Extemporaneous Preparation Room 6 sq m
Parenteral/Admixture area 9 sq m

Utensils, Apparatus and Other Equipment

− Compounding functions and storage requirements of some drug products compel the pharmacist to
maintain the following:
o Refrigerator for biological and other drug products needing refrigeration
o Prescription balance of one centigram sensitivity and a set of weights
o Glass volumetric measures a set of not less than six )6) pieces from 15 ml to 1000 ml capacity
o Mortar and Pestle – a set of not less than three (3) in assorted sizes
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Other Utensils, Apparatus, Equipment and Other Materials Needed in the Hospital Pharmacy Service
Equipment and Apparatus 10 bed 25 bed 100 bed
capacity capacity capacity
Funnel (plain or ribbed) – set of not less than three of ✓ ✓ ✓
different capacities
Hot plate, double element, 3 heat control ✓ ✓ ✓
Label moistener ✓ ✓ ✓
Ring Stand ✓ ✓ ✓
Calculating machine ✓ ✓ ✓
Filing cabinet ✓ ✓ ✓
Typewriter ✓ ✓ ✓
Computer/Printer ✓ ✓ ✓
Rough balance with set of weights from 0.01 gram to ✓ ✓ ✓
1000 grams
Analytical balance x x ✓
Distilling apparatus x x ✓
Mixer – 2liter capacity x x ✓
Brewer’s cart for drug distribution (unit dose distribution x x ✓
system)
Tablet counter/dispenser ✓ ✓ ✓
Laminar flow – horizontal with design Laminar down x x ✓
flow unit
Tank glass, distilled water 5 gal or 12 gal x x ✓
Utility Cart ✓ ✓ ✓
Pill tile; Spatula and Glacine paper ✓ ✓ ✓
Calibrated thermometer or hydrometer for refrigerator ✓ ✓ ✓
and room
Plastic palettes ✓ ✓ ✓
Shelves ✓ ✓ ✓
Air conditioning unit ✓ ✓ ✓
Legend: ✓ - required, x – not required

Other Materials
o Reference Books and Documents
o Books
▪ Philippine National Drug Formulary, latest edition
▪ United States Pharmacopoeia/National Formulary (USP-NF), latest edition
▪ Remington’s Pharmaceutical Sciences, latest edition
▪ Goodman and Gilman Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, latest edition
o Documents
▪ RA 3720 -Food, Drugs and Devices and Cosmetics Act as amended and relevant
Implementing rules and regulations
▪ RA 5921 – Pharmacy Law, as amended and relevant Implementing Rules and
Regulations
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▪ RA 6675 – Generics Act of 1988 and relevant implementing rules and regulations
▪ RA 8203 – Special Law on Counterfeit Drugs
o Record Books duly registered with appropriate government regulatory agency
▪ Prescription Book (DOH hospital pharmacies are exempted as per AO No. 63 s. 1989)
▪ Dangerous Drug Book and Additional Dangerous Drug Book
▪ Poison book
Other Additional Requirements
o File of invoices indicating the lot or batch number and expiration date of the manufacturer’s stock pursuant
to BFAD Memo Circular No. 001 s. 1983
o File of filled prescriptions
o Dry seal or rubber stamp containing the name and address of the pharmacy
o Red and white labels indicating name and address of the drugstore
o Rubber stamp for partially-filled (used for) and completely filled (used in full) dangerous drug prescriptions
Optional References
o Books
o Cross Reference Index (CRI)
o Martindale’s Extra Pharmacopoeia
o Myler’s Side Effects of Drugs
o Textbook on toxicity such as clinical toxicology of commercial products and “Handbook of
Poisonings, Diagnosis and Treatment”
o Textbook on Clinical Pharmacy such as “Clinical Pharmacy Handbook for Patient Counseling” and
“Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics”
o Medical Dictionary
o Textbook on Diagnostic Laboratory Test such as “Clinical Laboratory Medicine” and “Effects of
Drugs on Clinical Laboratory tests”
o Hospital Formulary
o DOH Administrative Orders pertaining to hospital pharmacy standards, practices and procedures
o DOH Memorandum Circulars
o Copies of the following republic acts:
o RA 4226 (Hospital Licensure Act)
o RA 7394 (Consumer Act of the Philippines)
o RA 7432 (Senior Citizen’s Act)
o RA 7581 (Price Act)
o RA 9184 (Government procurement Act)
o RA 9165 (Comprehensive Dangerous Drug Act of 2002)
o RA 9502 (Universally Accessible Cheaper and Quality Medicines Act of 2008)
o BFAD Bureau/Memorandum Circulars
o Journals and other secondary literature (if available)
o MIMS (Medical Index of Medical Specialties)
o Handbook on Philippine Government Procurement (RA 9184)

Source: DOH’s Hospital Pharmacy Management Manual