Pharmacy and Health Care System

Dr. Yogesh V. UshirM. Pharm., Ph.D

Pharmaceutical Jurisprudence

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What is Pharmacy-Pharmacy is the science and technique of preparing and dispensing drugs

-It is a health profession that links health Sciences with chemical sciences

-Aims to ensure the safe and effective use of pharmaceutical drugs.

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Health Care System

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•The complete network of agencies,  facilities, and all providers of health  care in a specified geographic area.

Times span

• Vedic age - Ayurveda

• Sushrut and Charaka

• Unani System

• 18th Century- Organization of Hospital

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Organization of Hospital

• Aim- attaining maintaining and promoting the health of the nation.

• Health care team

• Allopathic system of medicine

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Current Scenario of Health•Highly influenced by the changes such as

economical, political and technological changes.

•International Conference on ‘Primary health care ’: held in Sept. 1978 at Alma Ata.

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International Conference on ‘Primary health care ’

•Goal: Health for all by 2000 A.D. •Some important aspects are;

▫Education concerning prevailing health problems and the methods of identifying, preventing and controlling them

▫Promotion of food supply and proper nutrition▫Prevention and control of locally epidemic

diseases▫Availability of health professionals▫National health policy

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Pharmacy in India•Hospital Pharmacist

•Industrial Pharmacist

•Community Pharmacist

•Academic Pharmacist

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Role of Pharmacist •Prescription related•Storage and distribution of drugs•Drug choice•Drug Monitoring•Information & Education •Research & development and many other

health activities

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Nutshell • The pharmacist is responsible for ensuring that the

right patient is receiving the right medicines in the right dose for the right condition in the right dosage form and the right frequency, HENCE , HE IS CONSIDERED AS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM

• Pharmacy Council of India has reconsidered the Pharmacy Education (D. Pharm.) and introduced new subjects such as ‘HEALTH EDUCATION AND COMMUNNITY PHARMACY’.

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