Slide 1: Title Professional Responsibility of Pharmacist & Role of Industry in Quality Use of Medicines (QUM) Subject: Quality Use of Medicines (QUM) Course: M.Pharm (Pharmacy Practice) Presented by: Anant Hulagani Slide 2: Learning Objectives After this presentation, you will be able to: Define Quality Use of Medicines (QUM). Explain the professional responsibilities of pharmacists. Describe the functions of Regulatory Affairs. Discuss the role of the pharmaceutical industry in medicine development. Explain how industry promotes QUM. Slide 3: Quality Use of Medicines (QUM) Definition Quality Use of Medicines (QUM) means selecting, prescribing, dispensing, and using medicines judiciously, appropriately, safely, effectively, and economically to achieve the best possible patient outcomes. Objectives Improve patient outcomes Promote rational medicine use Improve medicine safety Reduce medication errors Encourage evidence-based practice Minimize healthcare costs Slide 4: Professional Responsibility of Pharmacist Definition A pharmacist is responsible for ensuring the safe, effective, appropriate, and economical use of medicines. Major Responsibilities Verify prescriptions Dispense medicines accurately Patient counselling Monitor therapy Report ADRs Prevent medication errors Promote medication adherence Maintain confidentiality and ethics Slide 5: Regulatory Responsibilities of Pharmacists Tasks and Responsibilities Ensure medicine registration approval Maintain and update registrations Prepare registration dossiers Perform QA of artwork and packaging Ensure GMP compliance Update MDR/MIMS databases Submit regulatory documents Coordinate with regulatory authorities Slide 6: Functions of Regulatory Affairs Monitor pharmaceutical legislation Review legal and scientific requirements Prepare regulatory dossiers Assess quality, safety, and efficacy Coordinate regulatory submissions Support clinical trials and manufacturing Participate in post-marketing surveillance Slide 7: Role of Industry in QUM The pharmaceutical industry promotes QUM by: Developing safe and effective medicines Manufacturing high-quality medicines Marketing medicines responsibly Providing evidence-based medicine information Improving patient access Supporting healthcare professionals Collaborating with governments Slide 8: Role of Pharmacists in Pharmaceutical Industry Develop innovative medicines Ensure quality manufacturing Facilitate access to medicines Provide balanced medicine information Improve medicine labeling Support healthcare policy Promote rational medicine use Slide 9: Medicine Development Pathway Drug Discovery ↓ Preclinical Studies ↓ Clinical Trials ↓ Regulatory Approval ↓ Manufacturing (GMP) ↓ Marketing ↓ Post-Marketing Surveillance ↓ Patent Expiry / Generic Medicines Slide 10: Application of QUM Principles Safe medicine use Appropriate prescribing Effective therapy Patient education Staff training Ethical promotion High-quality manufacturing Pharmacovigilance Slide 11: Regulatory Requirements Comply with national regulations Provide reliable medicine information Maintain ethical relationships Support evidence-based medicine Balance commercial objectives with patient safety Continue research and innovation Slide 12: Industry–Pharmacist Collaboration Drug Discovery ↓ Clinical Trials ↓ Regulatory Approval ↓ Manufacturing ↓ Distribution ↓ Pharmacist Dispensing ↓ Patient Counselling ↓ ADR Reporting ↓ Quality Use of Medicines Slide 13: Challenges & Strategies Challenges Medication errors Polypharmacy Poor adherence Antibiotic resistance High R&D costs Counterfeit medicines Strategies Generic prescribing Patient counselling Pharmacovigilance GMP compliance Continuous professional education Evidence-based practice