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    Pharmacy practice has evolved over the past 50 years from traditional drug distribution to more patient-centered clinical pharmacy and pharmaceutical care models. It involves applying pharmacists' knowledge and skills to meet population health needs in an equitable, effective, and sustainable way. Pharmacy practice is influenced by external factors like politics, economics, society, and technology as well as internal factors such as education, organization, management, staffing, and information technology. Key services include hospital pharmacy management of inpatient and outpatient medication as well as community pharmacy services transitioning from traditional drug dispensing to advanced clinical services and medicines management.

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    Pharmacy practice has evolved over the past 50 years from traditional drug distribution to more patient-centered clinical pharmacy and pharmaceutical care models. It involves applying pharmacists' knowledge and skills to meet population health needs in an equitable, effective, and sustainable way. Pharmacy practice is influenced by external factors like politics, economics, society, and technology as well as internal factors such as education, organization, management, staffing, and information technology. Key services include hospital pharmacy management of inpatient and outpatient medication as well as community pharmacy services transitioning from traditional drug dispensing to advanced clinical services and medicines management.

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    Pharmacy practice has evolved over the past 50 years from traditional drug distribution to more patient-centered clinical pharmacy and pharmaceutical care models. It involves applying pharmacists' knowledge and skills to meet population health needs in an equitable, effective, and sustainable way. Pharmacy practice is influenced by external factors like politics, economics, society, and technology as well as internal factors such as education, organization, management, staffing, and information technology. Key services include hospital pharmacy management of inpatient and outpatient medication as well as community pharmacy services transitioning from traditional drug dispensing to advanced clinical services and medicines management.

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    Introduction To Pharmacy Practice

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    Pharmacy practice has evolved over the past 50 years from traditional drug distribution to more patient-centered clinical pharmacy and pharmaceutical care models. It involves applying pharmacists' knowledge and skills to meet population health needs in an equitable, effective, and sustainable way. Pharmacy practice is influenced by external factors like politics, economics, society, and technology as well as internal factors such as education, organization, management, staffing, and information technology. Key services include hospital pharmacy management of inpatient and outpatient medication as well as community pharmacy services transitioning from traditional drug dispensing to advanced clinical services and medicines management.

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    The document discusses the definition and evolution of pharmacy practice from traditional to clinical to pharmaceutical care models. It also talks about factors influencing pharmacy practice including external PEST factors and internal factors like education, organization and services.

    The text mentions that pharmacy practice has evolved over three major stages from traditional drug distribution focused practice to more clinical and patient oriented services over the past 50 years.

    The three stages are: A) Traditional Pharmacy Practice focused on drug distribution, B) Clinical Pharmacy Practice transitioning to more patient services, C) Pharmaceutical care focused on medicine management and patient care.

    Introduction to

    Pharmacy Practice
    Dr.Izzatullah Khan

    Pharmacy Practice
    Definition
    The applications of knowledge and skills
    of pharmacists, and the infrastructure of
    pharmacy, to meeting the health needs of
    the population. This should be performed
    in a manner which is equitable effective,
    efficient, appropriate, acceptable and
    relevant, and which sustainable in
    commercial and other contexts in which
    pharmacy is practised

    Evaluation of Pharmacy
    Practice
    Pharmacy practice has evolved over the past 50 years.
    Hepler and Strand in 1989 proposed the three major stages of
    pharmacy development
    A. Traditional Pharmacy Practice (Drug distribution or
    product oriented)
    Drug procurement, Drug inventory control, non sterile drug
    production, OPD dispensing, and IPD dispensing, Alternative
    medicines, e.g. herbal product, etc.
    B. Clinical Pharmacy Practice (transitional or Servicesoriented practice)
    DIS or MIS, Patient counselling, ADR monitoring, TDM and
    pharmacokinetic consultation, Prescription monitoring or
    DTM, TPN, Clinical research , Drug use evaluation(DUE) or
    Clinical Audit

    C. Pharmaceutical care ( Medicine


    management or Patientoriented practice)
    Outpatient care services, e.g.
    Anticoagulation clinic
    Inpatient care services with
    specialisation and independent
    prescribing

    Factors Affecting Pharmacy


    Practice
    External factors
    (PEST)
    P- Political
    E- Economical
    S- Social
    T- Technological

    Internal Factors

    Pharmacy Education. i.e Pharm D,


    MPharm, Continuing professional
    development(CPD)
    Pharmaceutical organization
    Pharmacy manger and management
    Pharmacist, Pharmacy support staff
    IT in pharmacy

    Pharmacy Services
    Hospital Pharmacy services
    Pharmacy services in secondary and
    tertiary care Institution
    Medicines management for inpatient
    and outpatients(few cases)
    Pharmacy support services. e.g.
    dispensing, medicine procurement, and
    inventory control,

    Community Pharmacy
    Services
    1. Traditional pharmacy practice
    Business management, Drug procurement,
    Dispensing, drug compounding, selling
    health care products

    2. Clinical Pharmacy practice


    Prescription monitoring, Health promotion and
    education, e.g. Self care, self-medication,
    cigraette cessation, Patient counselling. ADR
    reporting, Care home services

    3. Pharmaceutical care or
    Medicines Management
    Essential services, e.g. repeat dispensing,
    Clinical governance
    Advanced services, e.g. MUR, NMS
    Enhanced services, e.g. Independent
    prescribing

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