Pharmacy Practice focuses on the responsible provision of medicines and patient-centred pharmaceutical care in hospitals, clinics and community settings. It includes prescription assessment, medication management, patient counselling, drug information, pharmacovigilance and collaboration with other healthcare professionals.
The Department of Pharmacy Practice at Krishna Institute of Pharmacy develops the clinical knowledge, communication skills and professional judgement required for rational medicine use. Students learn through case discussions, simulated prescriptions, counselling exercises, laboratory report interpretation and adverse drug reaction monitoring.
Aim of Pharmacy Practice
- To develop methods to systematically approach and respond to drug information queries.
- To interpret common laboratory reports for optimizing dosage regimens.
- To report suspected adverse drug reactions to the concerned authorities.
- To learn the uses and methods of handling medical/surgical aids and devices.
- To interpret drug-drug interactions in the treatment of common diseases.
Main Areas of Discussion at Pharmacy Practice
- Professionally handle and answer drug information queries.
- Interpret common laboratory reports.
- Report suspected adverse drug reactions using standard procedures.
- Understand the uses and methods of handling various medical/surgical aids and devices.
- Interpret and report drug-drug interactions in common diseases for optimizing drug therapy.
The Pharmacy Practice laboratory simulates hospital and community pharmacy services for training in prescription review, dispensing, patient counselling, medication history, drug information and clinical documentation. Diagnostic aids and demonstration devices help students practise basic patient assessment and the proper use of medical and surgical products.
Laboratory has equipped with
- Patient Counselling Booth
- Drug Information Resources
- Prescription Review Station
- Blood Pressure Monitor
- Glucometer
- Pulse Oximeter
- Digital Thermometer
- Peak Flow Meter
- Nebulizer
- Insulin Administration Models
- First Aid Kit
- Medication Storage Refrigerator
- Hospital Drug Trolley
- Unit Dose Containers
- Patient Medication Record System
- Medical and Surgical Aids
- Drug Interaction Software
- Pharmacovigilance Reporting Forms
Labs
