Chương I: Thông tư 22/2011/TT-BYT Quy định chung

Chapter I

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1. Scope

This Circular provides regulations on the organization and operation of the Department of Pharmacy at the hospital, as well as the positions and tasks of the employees working in such Department.

Article 2. Functions of the Department of Pharmacy

Department of Pharmacy is the specialized department under the direct management of the Director of the hospital. The function of such Department is to manage and provide consulting advices for the Director of the hospital about all pharmaceutical activities of the hospital, in order to timely provide sufficient drugs with good quality, as well as providing counseling and supervision of the safe and reasonable use of such drugs.

Article 3. Tasks of the Department of Pharmacy

1. Make plans and provide drugs which are sufficient and qualified for the treatment demands and clinical trials, in order to satisfy the requirements for diagnosis and treatment, as well as other treatment requirements (prevention and control of diseases and natural disasters).

2. Manage and monitor the process of receiving and providing drugs according to the treatment demands and other surprise demands as requested.

3. Be the key agency to organize and carry out the activities of the Drug and Treatment Council.

4. Maintain drugs in accordance with the “Good Storage Practices” principle.

5. Prepare medicines, antiseptic chemicals and traditional medicines, as well as producing medicines from the medicinal materials used in the hospital.

6. Carry out clinical medicine activities, provide information and counseling on the use of drugs, participate in medicine safety activities, and observe and report information related the side effects of drugs.

7. Manage and monitor the process for implementing regulations on pharmacy at all departments in the hospital.

8. Conduct scientific and training research, which is the basis for experiment of the universities, colleges and high schools of Pharmacy.

9. Cooperate with paraclinical departments and clinical departments in observing, inspecting, evaluating and supervising the safe and reasonable use of drugs, especially antibiotics, as well as keeping track of the antibiotic use of the hospital.

10. Participate in directing the selection.

11. Participate in the consultation as required.

12. Participate in monitoring and managing the costs for medicine use.

13. Manage the operation of the Hospital Pharmacy in accordance with the regulations.

14. Carry out the tasks in providing, monitoring, managing, supervising, inspecting and reporting the medical materials which have been used (cotton balls, band aids, spirits, etc.) in the health facilities that do not have a Medical Materials - Equipment Office as assigned by the head of the facilities.