1. Dispensing of drugs, chemicals, and pharmaceutical
preparations.
2. Preparation and sterilization of injectable drugs
when manufactured in the hospital.
3. The filling and labeling of all drug containers
issued to other departments from which medication is to be administered.
4. Necessary inspection of all pharmaceutical supplies
in other departments.
5. Maintenance of an approved stock of antidotes and
other emergency drugs.
6. Dispensing of all narcotic drugs and alcohol and
the maintenance of perpetual inventory of them.
7. Maintenance of specifications of quality and source
for the purchase of all drugs, chemicals, antibiotics, and biological and
pharmaceutical preparations used in the hospital.
8. Collection and circulation of information regarding
the drugs to physician interns and nurses.
9. Establishment and maintenance of a satisfactory
system of records for:
- Charging patients for drugs and pharmaceutics supplies.
- Maintaining adequate control over dispensing of all drugs and pharmaceutical supplies.
10. Planning, organizing, and directing pharmacy
policies and procedures by established policies of the hospital.
11. Maintenance of the facilities of the
department.
12. Cooperation in teaching courses to a student in the
school of nursing and medical intern training program.
13. Implementation of decisions of the pharmacy and
therapeutic committee.
14. Preparation of periodic reports on the progress of
the department for submission to the administrator of the hospital.
Fig.1: Functions of Hospital Pharmacy Department