Key Features :
- Clinical pharmacy services and patient-centred pharmaceutical care
- Hospital and community pharmacy practice training
- Patient counselling and medication adherence education
- Prescription auditing and medication review
- Adverse drug reaction monitoring and reporting
- Participation in ward rounds and clinical case discussions
- Therapeutic drug monitoring and individualized dosage optimization
- Interprofessional collaboration with doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals
- Medication safety and rational drug use awareness
- Community outreach programmes and patient health education
- Hands-on training in documentation, communication, and clinical decision-making
The Department of Pharmacy Practice focuses on clinical pharmacy, patient care, medication management, and the rational use of medicines. The department trains students to work collaboratively with healthcare professionals to optimize drug therapy, improve patient outcomes, prevent medication-related problems, and promote patient safety through clinical training, hospital exposure, and pharmaceutical care services.
Objective:
To nurture skilled and knowledgeable pharmacy professionals with strong clinical expertise and patient-centred care skills to promote rational drug use, optimize medication therapy, prevent drug-related problems, and improve patient safety and healthcare outcomes through evidence-based pharmaceutical care.
Laboratory Facilities :
The department is well-equipped with advanced instruments and facilities for:
- Clinical pharmacy and patient counselling demonstrations
- Prescription screening and medication order review
- Patient medication history documentation
- Active Pharmacovigilance Unit: Systematic monitoring, documentation, and reporting of adverse drug reactions (ADRs) to strengthen medication safety practices.
- Drug interaction and adverse drug reaction assessment
- Medication error identification and prevention