Hospital pharmacy is the organization or department of the hospital to manage the procurement, storage, preservation, packaging, sterilization, compounding, preparation, dispensing or distribution of medicine in the hospital.
Define hospital pharmacy. the classifications of pharmacy and the accommodation facilities in a hospital pharmacy

Hospital pharmacy is the organization or department of the
hospital to manage the procurement, storage, preservation, packaging, sterilization, compounding, preparation, dispensing or distribution of medicine in the hospital.
The classifications of pharmacy are given below:-
1. Indoor pharmacy in the hospital.
2. Outdoor pharmacy in the hospital.
3. Retail pharmacy.
4. Whole shale pharmacy.
5.
Industrial pharmacy.
Accommodation facilities: - Pharmacy department of the hospital should be located at the central part of the hospital with an easy communication with other department.
1. There should be enough space for the administrative offices.
2. Space for storage of common medicine, narcotic medicine, poisons inflammable materials, cold space & refrigerator for biological products & heat liable substance.
3. Space for pharmacy services: i.e. compounding dispensing of prescription. Bulk compounding. Packaging, issuing of medicine & medicine to the nursing unit.
4. Space for education, research, library & information services.
5. Space for preparation of sterile supply services. I.e. preparation space for sterile products & materials.
6. Space for washing, drying of instrument or apparatus, is used in the pharmacy & also capping facilities.