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Medical writing is creating well structured scientific and research content for blogs, websites and magazines. It is profitable. The services of pharmacists with medical writing skill is highly needed. They are needed to write advertorial content for the pharmaceutical industry for their products, academia, and drug regulatory body among others. You can do it for others or for your own blog. Skills Medical Writing Needs As a medical writer, you need at least a degree in a medical field. This is not the law but it makes the job easy. Because medical writing is reading research work with margins and explaining it in sentences that are easy to understand. So if you don't understand those jargons, you may not be able to explain the meaning. If you have to read up the meaning of every jargon, you may end up spending more time writing one article. However, you don't need a big medical degree like a PhD. Read Also : Day in the life of a medical writer Good communication skills is the ...

COOU Pharmacy Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu university (COOU) is a state tertiary institution located in ULI, a town in Anambra state, Nigeria. It was founded in 2000 with the name Anambra State University (ANSU). It once changed its name from Anambra state university of science and technology in 2004. Current name was coin after the death of chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu. It started with two campuses but presently has three. Pharmacy In COOU The faculty of pharmacy is located in the igbariam campus. The faculty of pharmacy in COOU is very new. It has not yet been given accreditation by the pharmacist council of Nigeria, PCN. However, given the fact that most of the other programmes in COOU got accreditation pretty fast, one should expect same pace with pharmacy programme. It currently has three sets of students with the pandemic slowing down the academic calendar. COOU accepts three modes of admission into the programme. They are joint admission and matriculation board (JAMB) Unified tert...

Pharmacist blog and money So many pharmacists make money from working in different fields or professions. Alternate career paths like blogging are not of interest to many because they feel they are not profitable. The major reason is that they don't know the value of a personal pharmacy health blog. Pharmacist Blog Niche A pharmacist can create any type of blog. And they can make money from it. But creating a health blog or more specifically a pharmacy blog has more advantages than creating a blog with other niches. Make Money As Pharmacist Blogger A pharmacist with a health blog can use that blog to advertise his or her own personal product. Most of the people coming to the blog are either pharmacists or those interested in health and medicine. So showing them pharmaceutical products or services will convert to sales. Let's say you decide to go into importation or production of pharmaceutical products or rendering a pharmaceutical service, your blog is an easy way to market yo...

Here is how my journey into medical writing and in extension blogging started. This may be of help to other pharmacists who may have interest in medical writing. Let me introduce myself. I am a community pharmacist by trade. However, I started medical writing when I was in pharmacy school. But before I started medical writing, I wrote different categories of articles for blogs. The wide acceptance prompted me to focus on medical writing. Read Also:  Medical writing job for Pharmacist I decided to create a blog with focus on pharmacy school, drugs and health. The reason I want to focus on blogging and medical writing is because I want an easy life where I can in most cases work from home and be flexible. So many work from home jobs require different levels of expertise, experience and pay is fixed or specific. However, I realised skills needed in medical writing are not difficult and the pay can grow over the years into millions of dollars if done right. Medical writing I was still ...

The university of Calabar (UNICAL) is situated in Calabar, cross River state, Nigeria. It was a campus of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) until 1975. It's students are nicknamed malabites. University Of Calabar (UNICAL) Pharmacy The University of Calabar (UNICAL) recently introduced a pharmacy programme. It is over four years since it enrolled its first students. Unfortunately, it is not yet approved by the pharmacist council of Nigeria (PCN). Mode Of Entry There are three modes of entry into pharmacy in the university of Calabar. They are pre-degree, direct entry (DE) and joint admission and matriculation board (JAMB) unitary tertiary matriculation examination (UTME). Pre-degree University of Calabar also runs a pre-degree programme for all those who wish to enter into a degree programme. Those that pass will be admitted into the degree programme at year one. The programme runs for an academic session of two semesters with examination. Read Also :  Sales of internship form...

Medical writing Medical writing is not very common among pharmacists in Nigeria. As a registered pharmacist, you can make money from the comfort of your home through writing for blogs, newspapers and magazines. Many pharmacists have shown interest in writing for me. Some have written for me. However, my blog is not yet able to afford the value of the article. What Is Medical Writing Medical writing involves writing articles in health and related topics for blogs, newspapers and magazines. In return, you get paid. Payment depends on the recipient, the length of article and the topic. There are international blogs, newspapers and magazines which pay in foreign currency and locals that pay in naira. In some cases, the pay is to help project your image to their large audience by adding a link from their page to your social media and bio. Read Also:   Career in Pharmacy The need for medical write-up was increased during the 2020 pandemic when most people worked from home. The need for a...

Roasted ripe plantain also known locally as boli is a popular and delicious food in Nigeria. It is eaten alone or with palm oil, groundnut oil and other combinations. It is prepared by removing the skin if ripe plantain, smoking it by placing the plantain on a grill over hot charcoal for a long time. The result is a beautiful round shape plantain ready for consumption. How Safe Is Boli (Smoke Plantain Roasted plantain (Boli) There are concerns about the safety of this food. This is because there have been confirmed reports about the dangers of eating smoked meat. It has been shown that eating smoked meat increases the risk of cancer. For example, hot smoke meat can cause colon cancer. Read Also:   Healthy eating tips Danger Of Smoke Meat Smoke from charcoal contains polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) such as bexopyrenes. This can cling to the surface of the meat. The reason why this is dangerous in meat is because animal fats on coals or flame produce PAH which is carcinogenic....

Artemisinin based combination (ACT) is the most used drug in the fight against malaria in Nigeria. Artemether and lumefantrine combination enjoy the largest market share for treating uncomplicated malaria. ACTs are known to improve cure rate, reduce the chance of relapse (recrudescence and reinfection), reduce the development of resistance and decrease transmission of drug resistant parasites. Read Also :  Dosing of artemether and lumefantrine combination There are so many brands of artemether and lumefantrine combination in Nigeria. They come in different strengths and formulations for different weights and age. It is given with food as a six dose regimen of 20 mg artemether and 120 mg lumefantrine. It is given orally two times day for three days depending on body weight. Persons above 35kg are given 80mg artemether and 480mg lumefantrine combination. The novel combination comes in the strength of 20mg artemether and 120mg lumefantrine. That means persons above 35kg will need four...

A pharmacy Pharmacy is a profession that is practiced all around the world. This has led to the use of different terms for different things in the profession. One of which is the controversy surrounding where drugs are sold and dispensed. There are so many terms to describe a shop where drugs are sold and dispensed. They include pharmacy, hospital pharmacy, community pharmacy, retail pharmacy, medical shop, drugstore, and public pharmacy. Read Also :  Can a nurse or pharmacy technician open a community pharmacy Pharmacy, Community Pharmacy, Retail Pharmacy, Public Pharmacy A pharmacy is a shop where drugs are sold and dispensed. A pharmacy in a hospital is called a hospital pharmacy. It can be in a community hence called a community pharmacy, public pharmacy or retail pharmacy. There must be a pharmacist on ground at all times. Focus is on the local population. They build-up a reputation/relationship with the individual to improve their condition. A pharmacy sells and dispenses dru...

Pharmacy Vs chemistry There is confusion as to what is the difference between pharmacy and chemistry. This confusion is extended to who a pharmacist is or chemist. This confusion is worldwide with different definitions. Well, this post will explain what both are and where the confusion is coming from. Pharmacy Pharmacy is a profession that deals with the science of preparing and dispensing drugs including patient counseling. It is the study of chemistry and pharmaceutics among other specialties topics. Chemistry Chemistry is the branch of physical science that studies the properties and building (synthesis) of molecules. Read Also:  Difference between a pharmacologist and pharmacist Pharmacist A pharmacist is also called a chemist in the United Kingdom (UK) or a druggist in the United States of America (USA). They are health care professionals who specialise in manufacture and safe use of medicine as they deal with the composition, effect, mechanism of action, proper and effective ...

There is nothing like a wide or loose vagina. This misconceptions was handed down from age long believe that a women with many sex partner will have wide or loose vagina. And 21st century men happily accepted that. What is a loose vagina? So to body shame a woman, they say things like she has a wide or loose vagina to indicate that she is a whore. However, this post will show the reason that age long belief stood and what it means. Read Also :  Not all virgins bleed when they get disvirgin Pelvic floor muscles get weak after first sex and not loose. That is the vagina will stretch out a little after a girl loses virginity. That way any other sex she is having will not be like the first. However it will remain in that shape as long as all other sexual activity falls within the normal. The amount of time spent having intercourse and/or the frequency of intercourse and/ or the number of sexual partners or how well endowed a male partner may be is irrelevant. A person that shook hands ...

In the holy books, some dead men came back to life. Somewhere gone for days, even embalmed and buried. They came back living a good life. An example is Jesus Christ and Lazarus. Most people believe those stories because it happens through some spiritual means. The question that most people ask is if it is possible for a dead man to come back to life today. Remember the statement that dead men tell no tales? This can be it. The question needs more attention especially if the person has been embalmed. Read Also :  Is it really true that disease no dey kill African Man There are numerous stories of dead men waking up in the morgue or even in their burial. The longest interval I saw on the internet was a man who woke up after he was declared dead 24 hours later. Is it really possible? Before we answer, let us take a look at what happens at death. What Is Death Wake up from death by Jesus Christ Medical definitions of death have changed over time. This is because of science experiencing...

Acute Myocardial Infarction (Heart Attack) Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is a medical condition popularly called heart attack. AMI is coined from Latin words of which "myocardial" is the muscular tissue of the heart. The "infarction" means death of tissues due to blockage of blood to the tissue. AMI occurs when blood flow to the heart muscle is blocked abruptly. A part of the heart muscles start to die called cardiac ischemia causing in most cases angina pectoris (pain in the chest). When the tissue of part of the heart affected completely dies, it is called heart attack. Silent ischemia occurs in about 25 percent of attacks but can be detected in ECG. Silent ischemia is common in diabetes patients. Cause Of Acute Myocardial Infarction The left anterior descending coronary artery supplies blood flow to the interventricular septum, anterolateral wall, and ventricular apex of the heart. The left circumflex artery supplies blood to the inferolateral wall. The right...

There is an association in Nigeria for women pharmacists. It's members are women pharmacists from all fields of pharmacy. Their focus is to encourage women pharmacists to take up responsibility and roles in the profession. While there are many women pharmacists, there is a global trend especially in the United States of America (USA) where they don't take managerial roles or high paid positions. In other climes, they are not found in the workforce. Women pharmacist account for about 40 percent of the workforce in Nigeria. This is in sharp contrast to what is obtainable in other countries where women pharmacist are more than men pharmacist. Read Also:   List of pharmacy association in Nigeria While other countries do well to find out the cause and how to solve it, the cause is glaring in Nigeria. Marriage, family, children, employers not wanting female pharmacists because of maternity leave and society pressure is to be blamed. Most times, they take maternity leave. These leaves...

Pharmacist and Money There are many fields in pharmacy. They are all lucrative. But just like all fingers are not equal, some of the fields are more lucrative than others. Many young pharmacists wish to carve a career path for themselves in the most lucrative field. They always ask what field of pharmacy makes the most money. Fields In Pharmacy To know the most lucrative field in pharmacy, we need to know which field exists in pharmacy in Nigeria. Below is the list. Read Also :  Alternative career for Pharmacist 1. Community pharmacy 2. Hospital pharmacy 3. Industrial/clinical trials 4. Education/research 5. Regulatory 6. Government and NGO 7. Consultant pharmacist Pharmacist Employee As an employee in any of the fields, the salary depends on the company. Most private firms don't pay as much as the government. And most state governments, especially those in the south, pay higher than the federal government. As an employee in an establishment, working as a pharmacist in the industry...

Pharmacy is a profession that deals with drugs and patients. To become a pharmacist, a person must acquire either a bachelor of pharmacy (B Pharm) or doctor of pharmacy (Pharm D) degree from an approved school of pharmacy. Private University with Pharmacy Approval of the school of pharmacy comes from the national university commission (NUC) and the pharmacists council of Nigeria (PCN). There is temporary and permanent accreditation. With permanent accreditation from both parties, the school can successfully induct graduates into the profession. Read Also :  List of state university offering pharmacy programme To run a pharmacy faculty is expensive. Very expensive. That is why it took many federal universities years to roll out the programme. This also applies to state own universities. And with what is on ground now, only four private universities have been approved in Nigeria. And most of them did not start the programme with the founding of the school. However, there are some uni...

Pregnacare is a range of supplement develop for men and women trying for a healthy baby. It is from the stables of vitabiotics, a pharmaceutical manufacturing company based in the United Kingdom (UK). However, there are three product that concern women the most. They are pregnacare original, pregnacare plus omega 3 and pregnacare max. Read Also:  When to start taking pregnacare products These products, according to vitabiotics are to be taken by pregnant women. Since they are different and to be taken when pregnant, women want to know when to take them and what is their differences. Well, read on. Pregnacare Original Pregnacare Original Pregnacare original is a 30 tablet product in a pack. Each tablet contains different strengths of 17 important vitamins and minerals. They include folic acid, vitamin E, vitamin k, vitamin B12, iron, zinc, etc. They are formulated by experts at a level required for the healthy growth and development of babies in the womb and after delivery. For exam...

The two most popular antimalarials in Nigeria are Coartem and Lonart. Similarity Between Lonart Vs Coartem They both contain artemether and lumefantrine. They both have different strengths for different age groups. They include 24, 18, 12 and 6 tablet of 20/120mg artemether and lumefantrine and 80/480mg of same active pharmaceutical ingredient (API). These drugs also come in different formulation. Both have tablet for all age group and dispersible tablet for children. Read Also:  Why iron and vitamin C interfere with lonart or Coartem Difference Coartem Coartem Coartem is made by Swiss pharmaceutical company known as Novartis international AG. It was internationally licenced and approved in 1999. That was after a series of tests and research in collaboration with chinese scientist. The World health organisation (WHO) added artemether and lumefantrine combination in essential medicine list (EML) in 2004 and EML for children in 2007. Coartem was first pre-qualified by WHO in 2004 and...

Many people come to the pharmacy to buy antimalarial drugs. However, some have realised that the artemether and lumefantrine combination for adults do come in two different variants. One with 20mg/120mg artemether/lumefantrine combination with 24 tablets and another with 80mg/480mg artemether/lumefantrine combination with six tablets. These two variants of the same brand have different prices with the six tablet variants costing more. And some have noticed that that six tablet variant always comes with an acronym different from the name of the other product. What are these acronyms? What does it say about the drug? Or is it just another marketing ploy by the manufactures of the product? These and many more this post will cover. Read Also :  Meaning of medical abbreviation Acronyms in drug packs are not for designs or marketing strategies. They carry deep meaning that can influence your choices. They use these to buttress a point. Knowing what they mean may be fun and also help in e...