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What are difference between clinical, hospital and community pharmacists?

Posted: 07 Jul 2022, 11:08
by LionKing9292
𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙞𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙜 𝙖 𝙘𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙥𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙘𝙞𝙨𝙩, 𝘿𝙧𝙪𝙜 𝙄𝙣𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙋𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙘𝙞𝙨𝙩, 𝙖 𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙥𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙥𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙘𝙞𝙨𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙥𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙘𝙞𝙨𝙩?

𝘾𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙥𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙘𝙞𝙨𝙩: A clinical pharmacist takes care of the prescribed medication by the physician for the in-patient, mostly. And checks the drug compatibility and drug interaction etc. that are possible.

Clinical pharmacists often work in collaboration with physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and other healthcare professionals. Clinical pharmacists can enter into a formal collaborative practice agreement with another healthcare provider, generally one or more physicians, that allows pharmacists to prescribe medications and order laboratory tests.

Education- PharmD (Doctor Of Pharmacy)
Specialist -Pharmacy Practice
Note-Also M Pharm( specialization in Pharmacy practice, Consider as a Clinical pharmacist in India)

𝘿𝙧𝙪𝙜 𝙄𝙣𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙋𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙘𝙞𝙨𝙩-It is called drug information, medication information, or drug informatics. It's really the discovery, use, and management of information in the use of medications. Drug information covers the gamut from identification, cost, and pharmacokinetics to dosage and adverse effects.

Education- PharmD
Note-Many hospitals in India do not know much detail about this job post.

𝙃𝙤𝙨𝙥𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙥𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙘𝙞𝙨𝙩: prepares, compounds, stocks and dispenses inpatient medications.

Education-D Pharm/B Pharm/PharmD

𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙥𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙘𝙞𝙨𝙩: A community pharmacist is like person in general pharmacy shops in India. They give prescribed medication and also give without prescribed medication.

Education-D Pharm/B Pharm/PharmD