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Diploma in Pharmacy 2nd Year
Hospital & Clinical Pharmacy
Chapter 2 : Different Committees in the Hospital
Topics Page No
Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee – 3
Objectives, Composition, and functions
Hospital Formulary – 4
Definition, procedure for development and use of
hospital formulary
Infection Control Committee – 6
Role of Pharmacist in preventing Antimicrobial
Resistance
hospital & clinical pharmacy
Chapter 2
Different Committees in the Hospital

PHARMACY AND THERAPEUTICS COMMITTEE


 The Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee (PTC) comprises of a group of Individuals
(physicians, pharmacists, and other health personnel including the medical staff)
 They make policies regarding the drug used in hospital.

Objectives of PTC
1. Advisory Objectives
 To make policies regarding drugs to evaluate and select the best drugs for therapeutic
usage in hospital.
 To provide guidance to Pharmacists about drug distribution in an efficient way ( without
mistake and wasting time and energy )
 To aware the hospital administration and medical staff about the problems are related
drug usage , especially experimental drugs.
2. Educational Objectives
 To examine adverse effects of the drugs and offer new formulary system.
 To provide up-to dated information about drugs and their usage to satisfy the demand of
policy maker professionals.
 To plan training program for staff regarding the drug usage.

Composition of PTC
Composition of PTC

Medical Staff Department of Pharmacy

Pharmacy and Therapeutic Committee

Sub-committee Sub-committee Sub-committee Sub-committee

Neo-Plastics Cardiovascular Gastrointestinal Analgestic


Anti-Infective Diuretics Hypotensive Anti-
Anti-Coagulants Vasodilators CNS Agents Convulsants
Functions of PTC
 It acts as an advisory council to the medical staff and hospital administration regarding the
therapeutic use of drugs.
 It develops a formulary of drugs and prescriptions to be used in hospitals.
 It suggests written policies and procedures regarding the selection, procurement, storage,
distribution, and therapeutic use of drugs.
 It establishes suitable educational schemes for the hospital staff regarding the therapeutic use
of drugs.
 It studies the problems related to drug distribution and administration.
 It advises the pharmacy to implement effective drug distribution and control procedures.

Role of Pharmacist in PTC


 Pharmacists are important to make the formulary, because they can ensure safe, effective, and
affordable drug use.
 They examine scientific , clinical , and economical data.
 They convey the staff to obey the decision taken.
 They create a schedule for committee meeting.

HOSPITAL FORMULARY
 The Formulary System is a method by which Physicians & Pharmacists Working through a
Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee of medical staff, evaluate and select medications for use
in a hospital.

Or

 The Hospital Formulary is a list of evaluated and selected drugs with their important
information to use or distribute in a hospital.

Procedure for development of Hospital Formulary


 To make a hospital formulary the first step is to form a good PTC . The PTC develop a
formulary in written form .
 This committee take decision on
1. The type of publication of formulary ( Hospital's won formulary or purchased formulary
services ).
2. Fixation of rules which the PTC required during evaluating and selecting the drug for
formulary.
3. Addition of other content like,
 Prescription writing
 Uses of drug
 Table of metric weight ( 1g = 1000 mg )
 table of common laboratory values ( BP 120/80 )
 Calculation of dosage ( for children )
4. Type of format of formulary ( size , loose leaf , bounded )

Addition and Deletion of Drugs from Hospital Formulary


 It is a important step in maintenance of Hospital formulary . Criteria For addition and deletion
are :
 The medical staff should approved the drug to be added in formulary.
 The drug should be reccognised by the Pharmacopoeias.
 The drug manufacturer should hold a license , and he should not have been punished
for any serious offence under any law of Drug and medicine.
 There should not be used secret ingredient in drug which is not labeled.
 The drug containing multiple ingredients should not be added in formulary , if the same
therapeutic effect can be obtained by a single ingredient drug.

Guiding Principle for use of Hospital Formulary


 The Following Principle act as a guide for those who utilize the hospital formulary
 The hospital’s medical staff should appoint PTC and outline its scope, purpose,
organisation, and function
 The medical staff should sponsor the formulary system based on the recommendations of PTC.
 The medical staff should adopt the written policies and procedures of the formulary
system.
 Pharmacist should be responsible for specifications as to the quality, quantity, and source
of supply of drugs used for diagnosis and treatment.

Role of Pharmacist in Hospital Formulary


 The PTC pharmacist has an important role in creating the rules and regulations governing
the hospital formulary.
 The chief pharmacist is primarily in-charge of creating the hospital formulary.
 He/she should make sure that economic aspects do not affect the drug quality.
 He/she will evaluate several drugs in accordance with PTC recommendations.
INFECTION CONTROL COMMITTEE (ICC)
 It is a committee to prevent and control healthcare related infections by making infection
control policies and monitoring practices to reduce these risks.
 Nosocomial In fection = Patient get infection inside the hospital

Objectives of ICC
 To understand the methods of infection control.
 To understand the reason of nosocomial infection.
 To reduce the danger of infection for patients , medical personnel , and gests.
 To conduct antimicrobial program and instruct the medical staff , patients , and gests.

Antimicrobial Resistance
 Anti-Microbial Resistance is a ability of microorganisms to protect them from the effect of
antimicrobial drugs.
 This resistance ability they develop themselves or developed naturally . overuse of antibiotics is
the main reason of AMR .( Anti-Microbial Resistance ).

Role of Pharmacist in preventing AMR .


He / she should distribute medicine in safe and appropriate manner.
He / she raises awareness on the risk of inappropriate drug use.
He control the infection by decreasing the infection transmission.
He guide hospitals on the selection and use of suitable antibiotics , disinfectants , and
sterilants.
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