Coimbatore: PSG Hospitals, one of the multi-speciality hospitals in the city, has been rated the best in south India for the standards followed in the hospital's pharmacy. Bureau Veritas, an international certification agency, gave a rating of 97% to the hospital."PSG Hospitals was awarded Pharmacie de Qualite (PdQ) with platinum rating. Bureau Veritas (India) Pvt Ltd has evaluated the pharmacy management of PSG Hospitals," said a press statement issued by the hospital.Speaking at a press meet at the hospital on Wednesday morning, national sales manager of corporate hospital division Sanjoy Raychoudhary said, "We visited the hospital a few months ago and assessed the performance of the pharmacy. Based on the assessment, we provided some suggestions and asked the pharmacy to follow the procedures."After a month, the team from Bureau Veritas revisited the hospital and carried out another audit. "We found the procedures meeting the international standards and the overall rating is 97% - qualifying it under the platinum category," said Sanjoy.The areas of assessment included: medication management, storage practices & inventory management, drug distribution control, administrative control & responsible procurement, competency and collaboration.So far, 34 hospitals in India have received the PdQ certification."We will continue to assess the hospital's pharmacy performance till 2020. We will visit the hospital once in three to six months," Sanjoy added.

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