Clinical Pharmacy And Pharmacy Administration Laboratory For Pharmacy Students

Clinical Pharmacy Laboratory, sphygmomanometer

The Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Administration (P.C.A) is a department that is saddled with the responsibility of teaching students of pharmacy on pharmaceutical care. This translate to patient care. This is achieved by theory and practical classes. The practical classes are done in the departmental laboratory.

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Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Administration are made up of various laboratories with different functions. They can be incorporated into one block. They include the laboratory for pharmacy communication while the second one is the measurement of clinical parameters. Some schools abroad have a laboratory for dispensing to the school community.

Communication Laboratory

This laboratory is designed to teach pharmacy students on how to diagnose minor ailments. It also includes the use of computer skills and knowledge in the practice of pharmacy. Some of the practice includes;

• Prescription review
• Role play/simulation
• Disease management review
• Medication problem-solving skills and medication reconciliation techniques
• Pharmacotherapy of chronic diseases such as

1. Hypertension
2. Diabetes
3. Asthma
4. Etc.

Instruments In Communication Laboratory

The main instrument here is;

• Computer
• Projector

Clinical Laboratory

Clinical Pharmacy Laboratory equipment, Thermometer

This laboratory is to train pharmacy students on how to test for minor ailments and do diagnosis with the result. It's emphasis on laboratory data indicating the normal range. The causes of abnormal values are learnt here. The knowledge gained from this laboratory is very vital to pharmacists who want to practice in the community and hospital setting. It also includes the use of instruments and devices used in the diagnosis and treatment of minor diseases.

The ability to interpret the results within the context of standard guidelines is very crucial.

Instruments In Clinical Laboratory

Common instruments used in this laboratory include;

• Manual and digital blood pressure monitor
• Weight scale
• Thermometer
• Stethoscope
• Sphygmomanometer
• Blood glucose meter
• Peak flow meter
• Ruler

Another very important experiment is on how to administer some medications. The knowledge can be used to educate patients on how to administer some medications on themselves. An example is how to administer inhaler, eye drops, ear drops etc.

Clinic Laboratory

Since I never did this, I may not have much to say. However, from some sources, this laboratory focuses on rendering screening to hypertensive patients, asthma, and diabetes to the university community. It is like a work in the center where people can ask for counselling on the use of drugs or life style modification. The name for the clinical is HypAD, which stands for hypertension, asthma, and diabetes.

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The practical in clinical pharmacy and pharmacy administration is not as rigorous as the other pharmacy departments. It is the only departments apart from the medical departments that do not organised practical every semester. Most of the practical classes are done from the fourth year. However, it should be noted that clinical pharmacy and pharmacy administration is responsible for Industrial Training, Project and clerkship. This could be considered the reason why it has less practical classes.

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