Question

How many Pharmacists are required for a hospital having up to 300 beds:

• A. 8
• B. 10
• C. 15
• D. 5

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

The correct option is (B): 10.

Answer 2

Minimum pharmacist staffing for hospitals in India is laid down as a bed-based slab system under the Pharmacy Practice Regulations, and each option can be weighed against that scale:

1. 8: This figure falls short of the number prescribed for a hospital with a bed strength as high as 300; the slab system prescribes a higher minimum staffing at this bed strength.
2. 10: Under the Pharmacy Practice Regulations, hospitals are staffed on a graded scale as bed strength increases, and a hospital with up to 300 beds is required to have a minimum of ten pharmacists (including the pharmacist in-charge) to safely manage the dispensing and clinical pharmacy workload at that scale.
3. 15: This number corresponds to a higher bed-strength slab than 300 beds; prescribing fifteen pharmacists for a hospital of this size would overstate the regulatory requirement.
4. 5: Five pharmacists corresponds to a much smaller hospital, well below the 300-bed strength described in the question, and would be inadequate under the prescribed staffing norms at this size.

The staffing slab specifically fixed for hospitals with bed strength up to 300 requires ten pharmacists.

Therefore, the correct answer is 10.