Assessment of Good Pharmacy Practice (GPP) in Pharmacies of Community Settings in India
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Pharmacy (IOSRPHR) - Year 2014, Vol 4, Issue 12
Abstract
: Good Pharmacy Practice (GPP) is at the very heart of the profession of Pharmacy; indeed it is the very essence of the profession. Moreover, it expresses our covenant with the patient not only to ‘do no harm’ but also to facilitate good therapeutic outcomes with medicines. GPP is the practice of pharmacy that responds to the needs of the people who use the pharmacists’ services to provide optimal, evidence-based care. The aim was to use an indicator based tool to assess and report on Good Pharmacy Practice (GPP) in the community pharmacies in Anantapur and objective to assess the availability and use of a prescribing recording system, degree of computerization, and implementation of stock management and re-order system, cleanliness of the dispensing and storage area, pharmacy hygiene, storage conditions, system and practices. In the current study the results compared to the possible score and possible maximum score of standards is not satisfactory primarily in terms of system indicators, secondarily service indicator, thirdly rational drug use indicator (RDU), followed by dispensing and storage indicators respectively. In conclusion, achieving an optimal, safe, economic and effective patient care is the primary goal of Good Pharmacy Practice (GPP), with a critically validated tools.
Authors and Affiliations
Srinivasa Reddy Tiyyagura , Dr. A. Purnanand , Dr. Mohan Raj Rathinavelu
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