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The Pharmacists Council of Nigeria (P.C.N) is a Federal Government Agency that is charged with the responsibility of regulating and controlling the practice and education, training of pharmacists and pharmacy technician in all aspects and ramifications. They determine the standard of knowledge and skills by pharmacy students. This may be the reason for the introduction of PCN student register, which is called pharmacy student indexing. Student Indexing is a mandatory procedure for the registration of students who intend to pursue a Pharmacy program by assigning them unique identifiers (index number). Indexing will provide a link between the learners, training institutions, and the PCN. The pharmacy student register (index) which was introduced this year is to be filled by undergraduate pharmacy students and must be submitted to PCN and may be used by PCN to checkmate the activities of pharmacy schools. There may be other reasons. The information provided can be very vital for so many ...

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.

Pharmacy Internship placement Before induction/oath taking ceremony, pharmacy students are already preparing for an internship placement in the over one hundred accredited centres nationwide. The reason is simple and not far fetched. Few centres with little-allocated space for so many young pharmacists to fill. The problem is compounded by the fact that these young pharmacists are over high paying centres leaving low paying centres empty. Another major problem is centre location, which may not be comfortable for internship students.

Religious beliefs Religion and language that unite some people are also the factors that cause division among them. This is because there are different language and religious beliefs. Aside division among people, language and religion have effects on the health of the people, especially in Africa. This post is about the effect of religion on the health of the people. It is not only patient religious beliefs that affects the health of the patient. The religious beliefs of health care workers also have some effects. Let us discuss both. Effects Of Religion Beliefs On Health Care Worker Religious beliefs have a strong hold on people. It affects their key decision including treatment option by health care workers. Some of the beliefs are the standard belief from some religious groups while others are personal beliefs that are coined from religious ideas. Picture the scenario below. An emergency Paramedic that was instructed to transport a married woman to an abortion clinic dec...

Medical Biochemistry Laboratory Medical Biochemistry, another interesting course under basic medicals embedded in pharmacy school curriculum in Nigeria. It is among the three medical courses, which pharmacy students offer in school. Majority of the course content learned in the laboratory will be used in the Pharmaceutical Chemistry (P.C.H) laboratory in the future.

Pharmacy school vacation Days in the university is one that is not easily forgotten. It may bring satisfaction or regret or both depending on how it was managed. This is a very important stage of a young life of which the experience you create is totally your responsibility.

Fake in medical world There is no doubt there are lots of quacks and fake medical personnel practicing in Nigeria. This is because the news is rife with their activities from villages to cities. Their activities are more in the villages. Their activities have led to so many complications and worst still death. Some have been practicing for years without hindrance unknown to the public.

Gain admission into pharmacy The number of changes higher institutions make in the process of gaining admission is making students weary. They find the pieces of information provided to be way too thin hence end up asking people questions as online sources do not provide these.

Pharmacists Oath In Nigeria Pharmacists’ oath or the oath of pharmacists is vow administered to graduates on the day of induction into the profession. These oaths is read by the Pharmacists Council of Nigeria (P.C.N) Registrar while the pharmacy students being inducted stand on their feet with right hands raised up to recite the oath.

Signs and Symptoms The modern trend in the medical profession is to get patients involve in their own health care. It is believed that people know more about what they are feeling than the physician. This put them in a better position to know signs and symptoms that are chronic or acute.

Anatomy laboratory Another very important laboratory in pharmacy is the anatomy laboratory. The period pharmacy students study anatomy is usually a year.

Pharmacy lab examination Each semester in pharmacy school ends with examinations. Each course examination is organised by departments that offer them.

Medical Doctor During Surgery I see many college students asking what is the difference between Pharmacy and Medicine and surgery. I do not blame them because the two professions are closely related. If you are seeking admission and you are confused on the difference, just relax. This is going to be an in debt review of both professions.

Pharm. D. Vs B. Pharm. There is only one school in Nigeria that run the Pharm. D (Doctor of Pharmacy) program. That is the University Of Benin (U.N.I.B.E.N). Many pharmacy students are curious to know the difference between B. Pharm and Pharm. D. in Nigeria and other parts of the world. Some even ask which is better. If you are one of those, you are at the right place. Both B Pharm and Pharm D programme are job oriented medical courses available in many parts of the world including Nigeria relating to the field of pharmacy. Degree Pharm. D. is a doctor of pharmacy equivalent to a Post Graduate Doctorate Degree program while B. Pharm. is just a bachelor of pharmacy. It is an undergraduate degree. Job Title Pharm. D. holders can use the title Dr. in addition to their name. However, it is not so with a B. Pharm holder. Course Duration Pharm. D is a six years course while B. Pharm is five years. However, B. Pharm students who wish to acquire the Pharm. D degree can ...

Physiology Laboratory Experiment Physiology deals with the function of the body. Physiology experimental practical study how the body functions and how it reacts to external stimuli.

Pharmacy Internship From Industrial Training (I.T) to clerkship (clinical rotation) down to internship, the pharmacy curriculum in Nigeria is designed in such a way to build the student up.

Pharmacy student SIWES report Student Industrial Work Experience Scheme (S.I.W.E.S) is a program designed by the university to expose students to work experience, an aspect that cannot be learned in school.

Pharmacy laboratory is not complete without a formal laboratory report. This report, which must be written and submitted within a stipulated time, should follow a pattern set out by the department.

Pharmacist Can Check Prescription for correctness In the hospital setting, medical doctors prescribe, the pharmacist dispense and counsel patients. One of the duties associated with the dispensing is checking the diagnosis with the drugs prescribed by the doctor. It is not out of place to make mistake.

Disclaimer: My decision probably has been influenced by my course of study. However, the argument presented can be faulted by anyone.

Malaria treatment with Artemether/Lumefantrine Many persons fail to heed the counsel of pharmacist as to how to take their medications. Take, for instance, the malaria drug artemether/lumefantrine is advised to be used with fatty food. Very few people really do keep to this kind of information.

The majority of Nigerians visit any nearby medical centre when they are not feeling too well. They do not consider the quality of service that is rendered in these centres.

Pharmaceutical Industry The production of drugs is kind of complex process. It starts from local school research where primary research begins. However, the pharma industry turns raw materials into finish drugs. We shall see how drugs are produced but not from the scratch though.

Patients Can Visit A Pharmacist For Minor Ailments Back in the days, so many Nigerians believe that the place of the pharmacist is simply to dispense medications to patients.

Medicine duration When you hear the word ‘drug resistance’, the first thing that crosses the mind of most medical personnel is drug abuse and misuse. This is correct.

How To Fill IT Log Book For Pharmacy Student Industrial Work Experience Scheme (S.I.W.E.S) Industrial Training (I.T) was designed by the government to add to student Curriculum Vitae (C.V) after graduation.

Self-medication is the use of drugs to treat oneself without a valid medical prescription and supervision. They involve Over The Counter (O.T.C) drugs.

Warning Instructions In Medicine Reading drug product label is very important before taking any drug. The label explains some of the basics that drug users need to know.

Seminar Presentation A presentation can simply be defined as a discussion about a particular subject under study. This practice is very common in other departments in the school.

Pharmacy School Laboratory Practical, being the most basic and effective tool for imparting knowledge into students goes hand in hand with a theory for better understanding and concept building. This is especially important in the medical field including pharmacy. Pharmacy laboratories are concerned with prescribing, compounding and dispensing of drugs.