pharmacy layout

CDU-COLLEGE of PHARMACYFEB 2016

PHARMACY LAY-OUT DESIGNS

WHAT IS LAY-OUT and its IMPORTANCE?

An arrangement or a plan , especially the schematic arrangement of parts or areas.

Importance It plays significant role in the

development of the patients perceptions which may have a positive impact on its sale potential.

Objective of layout design• To attract a large number of patients. • To increase the sale and decrease the

selling expenses• To have space for reserve for stock,office

and resting place for the employees• Proper entrance for goods• To minimize the movement of patients

with within the premises of the hospital pharmacy.

Types of Layout design

Self selectionSelf serviceClerk Or personal

Service

Clerk or personal Service

Exposure of product is lessprescribed drugsMaximum interaction between consumer and the pharmacy personnel

Self SelectionConsumer may see handle and select itemsFor nutritional supplementscosmetic,contraceptiveOTC drugs

Self Service•Minimum Clerk

service•Maximum

exposure of product to costmers

•Not 100 % self service

Style of layout

designs

Grid LayoutProducts are displayed in straight and parallel lines

Free Flow layoutFixture are irregularly shaped such as circles arches and triangle

Grid LayoutAdvantages More Product

Exposure Possibility of self

service Familiarity with

product that can be needed in future

Simplified, Secured,Minimum pilferage Maximum utilization

of available space

Free Flow LayoutAdvantages Allowance for browsing

and wandering freely Increased impulse

purchases Visual appeal and

FlexibilityDisadvantages Loitering encouraged Possible confusion Waste of floor space and

Costly

List of minimum requirements for a pharmacy: Premises:

The word Pharmacy shall be displayed in white writing on green colored sign board having minimum length of 5 feet and width of 2.5 feet.

The premises of a pharmacy shall be separated from room for private use

List of minimum requirements for a pharmacy:

The premises shall be built dry, well lit and ventilated and shall be of sufficient dimensions to allow the goods in stock, especially drugs and poisons to be kept in a clearly visible and appropriate manner.

The area of the section to be used at dispensing department should not be less than shall not be less than 6 sq meters for each additional person.

List of minimum requirements for a pharmacy:

The height of the premises shall at least be 2.5 sq Meters.

The floor of the pharmacy should be smooth and washable.

List of minimum requirements for a pharmacy:

The walls shall be plastered or tiled or oil painted so as to maintain smooth, durable and washable surface devoid of holes, cracks and cervices.

The dispensing department shall be separated by a barrier to prevent the entry of the public.

Hospital Pharmacy The department of the hospital which

deals with procurement, storage, compounding, dispensing, manufacturing, testing, packaging and distribution of drugs.

Location and layout of the Hospital Pharmacy

In hospital premises so that patients and staff can easily approach it.

In multi storied building ,on the ground floor especially the dispensing unit.

The manufacturing room should be adjacent to the pharmacy.

Location and layout of the Hospital Pharmacy

Outpatient pharmacy should give pleasant appearance and must have enough space for seating of patients who have to wait for medicines.

Medical stores of a pharmacy should be adjacent to the pharmacy itself or should be directly connected to pharmacy.

Layout of hospital pharmacy

Community pharmacy A community pharmacy is a pharmacy

 that deals directly with people in the local area. It has responsibilities including compounding, counseling, checking and dispensing of prescription drugs to the patients with care, accuracy, and legality.

Selection of Site Space, Layout and Design for community pharmacy

A needy town or city Site of pharmacy in a particular city

should be most suitable among those available.

Convenient and accessible site to the majority of consumers.

Adequate free parking facility.

Physical facility Administrative office Bulk storage Narcotic or dangerous drug locker Manufacturing and repackaging Intravenous solution compounding Inpatient dispensing Outpatient dispensing (In case of Hospital Pharmacy) Medicine information resource centre Emergency medicine storage

ACTIVITY 2/9/16 ON a short bond paper provided, draw

the lay-out of the hospital assigned to you.

Label the parts of the lay-out. Under each label, give one sentence of

its function. At the back of the paper, Site reasons if

the lay-out is agreeable for the patients or not.