Hospital Pharmacy

Contents: Preface. 1. Organisation and structure. 2. Hospital formulary. 3. Drug store management. 4. Drug distribution systems. 5. Sterile supply units and their management. 6. Manufacture of sterile and non-sterile products. 7. Drug information services. 8. Records and reports. 9. Nuclear pharmacy. 10. Hospital pharmacist profession. 11. Drug safety evaluation. 12. Validation of pharmaceutics. 13. Modern trends in hospital pharmacy. 14. Drug regulation. Bibliography. Index.

"Hospital and Clinical Pharmacology in involves the science of drug and clinical use. Underpinned by the science of pharmacology, which undertakes the study of toxicology, pharmacodynamics and therapeutics, this field presents a wide range of scope, from the discovery of target molecules to the efforts of drug usage in whole populations. With a focus on the applications of pharmacological principles and methods in the real world, this field incorporates such diverse disciplines as pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, drug development, adverse drug efforts, rational prescribing etc.

This book concentrates its focus on hospital and clinical pharmacology as the name suggests, this field is engaged in providing drugs for therapeutic and medical use, and as such, is a crucial component of pharmacology. The book undertakes a comprehensive and insightful exploration of the principles, practices and advances in the field, both past and present. With an emphasis on understanding the practical use of this field, the book also takes a book at the current trends and advances, delineating it such that all encompassing understanding of the subject is achieved, with the illustrations and converging visual information beyond the power of words.

It is hoped that the insight and erudition of the book serve well for the readers."