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There are so many advice on the internet on how to prevent coronavirus. To simplify the advice, we shall take a look at the most important. This will make it easy to remember and adhere to. Microorganisms (microbes) are small living things that are everywhere. They are in the air, clothes, water, food and even in our body. They have so many classifications based on some factors. We have viruses, bacteria, fungi, protozoa and some others but these represent the major class. In other classification of microbes, they say they are airborne, sexually transmitted, etc. Majority are harmless to humans while some others are harmful. Viruses sometime classified as non-living have shown over the years to be more difficult to deal with. Most of the antiviral agents are only effective in the early stages of viral infection. In some other cases, they only slow disease progression but do not cure the person of the infection.  Some viruses are very deadly. The most recent and new virus is ca...

Pharmacy curriculum The first year in pharmacy school covers the basic sciences such as mathematics, physics, biology, chemistry and general studies. They are under the faculty of science except for general studies that are under the watch of the institute of general studies. Auxiliary courses such as physiology, biochemistry and anatomy are offered in year two and are under the college or faculty of basic medicine. These subjects combine help to build the student up to be able to understand some important courses in pharmacy. They include the functioning of the human body in health and disease state. Year One Science And GST Botany And Zoology (Animal and environmental biology [AEB] combined here. Some schools separate them General Biology It all began with the morphology and life cycles of plants and animals. The classification of plant and animal, a general study of plant and animal groups from algae/fungi to chordates. Structural and functional study of plants and ani...

It has been a while since I last posted on drugxpert blog. This has been due to preparation for pre-registration examination for pharmacist (PEP). The examination has come and gone and so I have to rest for a day and start up the blog. But I will not want to leave many of my readers who are yet to write the PEP in the dark as to some things that took place between the registration and the examination. Read Also: Online application for PEP The examination is scheduled to hold two days in a year. The third Saturday of March and October is the scheduled day for PEP. However, the day for the next examination is usually stated in the result of the previous set. The day for the March, 2020 examination was stated on the result sheet of October, 2019. After registration, candidates are expected to print-out their examination slip. The slip is sent to the candidate email address. If the process is done with a laptop, it is very easy to print it directly. Just locate the print icon depe...

Stocking drug Stocking the community pharmacy is one of the major processes of running a successful business. It is not all that easy. It includes both drug and non drug products. The type to buy, the brand, the quantity, the wholesale shop to buy genuine and cheap products are all part of the decision. There are so many factors that influence that decision. First is the decision to stock innovator or generic brand. Read Also : Innovator brand and generic products similarity and difference Medicine, Drug, Innovator And Generic Brands A medicine is a combination of an active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) and or excipients. The API gives the pharmacology response of the drug while the different excipients act as enhancers. Drugs come with an innovator brand and generic. The innovator brand is the first brand of an active API with its own type of excipients. Generic are other brands with the same API as the innovator brand with the same or different excipients. Innovator...

Setting the right selling price of products is one of the cornerstone of community pharmacy business. A low price will encourage a large steady stream of sales with low profit. On the other hand, low sales is witnessed when the price is outrageously high leading to loss of customers. Setting the right selling price is an art that is perfected over the years. But there comes a time when adjusting the current price of a product (s) is necessary. It happens when the wholesale price changes. However, there is a critical case we want to look into today. It is a topic that is hardly talked about in the open. Maybe because of its moral stand. How It All Started Covid-19 Covid-19 is a virus infection that was discovered in China in December 2019. It is highly infectious and deadly. It has claimed many lives from different countries within a short while. There currently is no cure. The best thing to do is prevention. One of the best preventive measures is simple hygiene. This has le...