Clinical Pharmacy

The Department of Clinical Pharmacy located at JSS Hospital, Mysuru is committed to promote safe and quality use of medicines. Department is actively involved in Teaching and Training of Pharm.D and M. Pharm Pharmacy Practice students, provide Clinical Pharmacy Services, conduct Patient Care Research, coordinates Sponsored Clinical Trials, conduct Outreach Programs and Continuous Professional Development Programs for practicing pharmacists.

PATIENT CARE RESEARCH:

  • Patient safety surveillance.
  • Medication related problems.
  • Outcomes research (Comparative effectiveness research).
  • Medication adherence.
  • Impact of clinical pharmacy services (hospital & community settings).

CLINICAL RESEARCH:

  • Coordination of clinical trials.
  • Investigator initiated clinical research.
  • Consultancy services.

OUTREACH PROGRAMS:

  • Health screening camp.
  • Blood donation camp.
  • Awareness programs
    • Poison information & first aid measures.
    • Awareness programs on various diseases.
  • Public health programs.
    • Immunization.
    • RNTCP / NACP.

CONTINUOUS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:

  • Training community pharmacists on safe and effective use of medicines.
  • Creating awareness on importance of and promote reporting of adverse drug reactions amongst community pharmacists.
  • Creating awareness on poison information amongst healthcare professionals and general public.

  • Medicines & Therapeutic Information Service
  • Poison Information Service
  • Drug therapy review
  • Adverse drug reaction (ADR) reporting, monitoring and management
  • Adverse event following immunization (AEFI) reporting & monitoring
  • Medication error reporting program (MERP)
  • In-patient medication counselling
  • Ambulatory patient counselling & education
  • JSS Medication information for Neuropsychiatric Disorders & Sensitization (JSS MINDS Initiative)
  • Pharmacotherapy referrals
  • Anti Coagulation Management
  • Dose division

ONGOING:

Funded Projects:

Sl.No. Title of the Project
1 Establishment and provision of poison information management services to public and healthcare professionals
2 Evaluation of Drug Utilization Patterns among Elderly Patients

Ph.D Projects

Sl.No. Title of the Project
1 Assessment of Clinical and Economic Impact of Pharmacist Intervention in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease
2 Initiation and evaluation of home medicines review services
3 Safety surveillance and implementation of strategies for safe and quality use of vaccines
4 Medication safety in Pregnancy: A prospective observational study
5 Establishment of Medication Error Reporting and Monitoring Program in a Tertiary Care Hospital
6 Design, implementation and evaluation of Adverse Drug Reactions reporting system by community pharmacist in Mysore district
7 Assessment of Pharmacist-initiated Interventions among Elderly Patients in a Tertiary Healthcare Setting.
8 Assessment of clinical, economic and humanistic outcomes in breast, head & neck and lung cancers
9 Assessment of Pattern and Outcomes of Poisoning Cases in a Tertiary Care Hospital

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Phone Number Call between
0821-2335577, 2335096, 2335116, 2335099 9.00 am to 4.00 pm