Drug Information Center At
Victoria Hospital & Bowring & Lady Curzon
Hospital
The Karnataka State Pharmacy Council
has started two hospital-attached Drug Information
Centers at Victoria and Bowring & Lady Curzon
Hospital. The following are the activities carried
out..
Activities:
Ward
round participation
Provision of Drug Information
Adverse Drug Reaction Monitoring
Patient counseling
Research projects in co-ordination with
the hospital.
Drug Information Services:
The centre has
formed Pharmacy & Therapeutic Committee
(P & TC) to deal with drug issues of the
hospital. A sub-committee called Adverse Drug
Reaction Committee under P & TC is involved
in monitoring & documenting ADRs in the
hospital. It also provides educational material
to the doctors. The council also collects
ADR reports from other hospitals of Bangalore.
Drug Information Centers in selected states
in India (A KSPC/WHO India country office initiative)
Introduction
The project was initiated by Drug information center of Karnataka State Pharmacy Council and it is funded by WHO India country office. This is to facilitate starting of five independent drug information centers in India. The starting of these centers is with the intension of dissemination of authentic unbiased drug information to medical & paramedical professionals and patients/consumers. .
Objectives of the project
To establish an independent / hospital attached drug information center in selected states.
To provide authenticate, unbiased drug information to healthcare professionals through these centers.
To provide tailor-made counseling and drug information to patients / consumers.
To monitor and document adverse drug reactions within the hospital. And the community
To document the process of setting up drug information centre
.
Methodology
Selection of minimum five (5) states for establishing drug information center
Preliminary discussion with identified hospital / pharmacy councils in selected states
Training of individuals from each center in provision of drug information
Implementation of the project
To document the process of setting up drug information centre
.
SELECTED CENTERS
Assam
Institute of Pharmacy
Assam Medical College, Dibrugarh – 786 002, ASSAM, INDIA
PH: 0373-2300903; 2301666 Fax: 2300080
E-mail: dicassam@gmail.com, dic_amc@yahoo.com
Chhattisgarh
Institute of Pharmacy, Chattisgarh State Pharmacy Council
Quarter No. –77, Sector No. – 3, Geetanjali Nagar, RAIPUR (ChhattisgarhState), INDIA
Tel: (0771) 2444591 Fax: (0771) 2444591
E-mail: dicraipur@gmail.com, dicraipur@yahoo.com
Haryana
Lord Shiva College of Pharmacy
Near Civil Hospital, Sirsa-125055, HARYANA, INDIA
Tel: (01666) 240057 Fax: (01666) 242695
E-mail: dicharyana@gmail.com, dicsirsa@yahoo.co.in
Activities: 
