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The new oath for Pharmacist The first sets of pharmacists to be inducted were students of Ahmadu Bello University (A.B.U), Zaria in 1988. Ever since them, thousands of other pharmacist have pass through the same process. However, on the 9 th of march, 2015, the Pharmacists Council Of Nigeria (P.C.N) gave approval for a new oath to be administered to pharmacy students on the day of their induction. Let us see the new oath. Read Also:  The Pharmacists Oath For Pharmacy Students In Nigeria And Its Meaning The New Pharmacist Oath As a pharmacist, I vow to serve humanity and to support my profession’s ideas and commitments I shall be guided in all dimensions of my life by the highest standards of human conduct and accordingly, will perform my services and duties with devotion, dignity, discretion, and honour I shall apply the full measure of my knowledge, skills, and activities to improving the health and well being of all those I serve and place their needs above my per...

Pharmacy is a profession that spans across several fields. To become a pharmacist, one has to go through an approved pharmacy school. This could be in Nigeria or in other parts of the world. However, the process is similar with slight variations at each location.

I do a lot of my research using my mobile device. There are so many names given to this small device. Some people call them a mobile phone, handset, global system for mobile communication (G.S.M) etc. However, with the benefits came some reservations. These devices operate using electricity, resistors, conductors, magnets, liquids, and some other pieces of technology. When a voltage containing some level of current flow past a magnet, there occurs a field containing rays. These rays referred to as radio frequency (R.F) are to remain within the device if not for the fact that the manufacturers want the device to communicate with another somewhere else. This leads to radiation of these rays. The rays are the only means to communicate with the network base station rays.

Pharmaceutics project work The department of pharmaceutics and industrial pharmacy (P.C.T) is designed to train students of pharmacy on safety and quality control in the production of medicinal products. It relates drug formulation, delivery, disposition, and clinical response. It is reflected in projects of pharmaceutics. Pharmaceutics project is one of the broadest in terms of topics. In fact, hardly will a student be given a project work that has been work on before. However, the topics have little variations, as the process is always similar with previous works.

Pharmaceutical or medicinal chemistry project Be it pharmaceutical chemistry or medicinal chemistry (P.C.H), this department is one of the tough department in pharmacy. Project work reflects this stance. Drug design and development rest on the shoulders of PCH. Project works involve investigation of products of medicinal value. It could be herbal or brand drug. This post will expatiate more on them as it happens live and direct.

Pharmacy students rights and responsibilities We all have right and responsibilities in this country. However, only lawyers know most of those rights and responsibilities. That is why we run to them for guidance and they make money from it. It is not our fault. The laws of the land are more than what we can always remember. However, each one of us should know some of the basic rights in each setting. This post is about the rights and responsibilities of pharmacy students in Nigeria University.

The rate of skin whitening is rising at an alarming rate. It is affecting both male and females as the battle for beauty is popularized by adverts and celebrities. The hearts of many that a beautiful skin is a fair skin has been influenced by these celebrities and adverts. That is why the body beauty or cream industry is doing all it can to produce products that meet these needs. Some go as far as adding constituents that does this even if is detrimental to the health of the user. They package it in such a way the user is carried away with the effect without questioning the implication. One of the major skin whiteners is the use of cream. Many persons have changed their creams a couple number of times over the years looking for better alternatives. This has led to buying more and more expensive creams. Once some become a celebrity, they join the bandwagon for a white skin or more tone skin. However, this post tends to expose one of the secret solutions celebrities over the world have ...

Cost of community pharmacy Pharmacy students are always curious as to the career path they will find themselves as they graduate. Majority of pharmacy interns plan to be entrepreneurs. That is, opening a community pharmacy shop. The plan is to use internship salary and National Youth Service Corps (N.Y.S.C) reimbursement for the start-up capital. The few that succeed in saving up for this may find out the initial plan did not work out the way it was all plan. The cost of opening a community pharmacy with the Pharmacists Council of Nigeria (PCN) is the same everywhere in Nigeria. It is same for both new pharmacist and old ones. Therefore, this post should be able to bare open an aspect of community practice I notice posts in other blogs have always shy away from, location. To start a community pharmacy, the pharmacist must register with Pharmacists Council of Nigeria (P.C.N). The cost of processing this registration is fixed by PCN and changes every now and them. To get the cost,...

Internship into employment Pharmacy internship is a mandatory one-year programme designed to expose the young pharmacist to the real world situation. Getting a Pharmacy internship placement is one difficult aspect of the profession for now. This could be due to the number of pharmacy graduate coming into the workforce yearly compared with the limited availability of internship centers. Another problem is the salary for the different centers as some pay more than others are. This put strain on centers that are high paying. For those pharmacy interns that got lucky, they may want to be retained in the center. This is because they may also pay their full time staffs well. This could be the reason some interns will likely want to be retained by their employer after completing the one-year mandatory internship. Everyone wants a high paying job. So what can an intern pharmacist do to captivate their managers for employment or recommendation to another high paying establishment? One th...

Girl on period Periods (menstruation) is one thing most girls dislike. They have been made to believe the non-scientific proof that the flow is proof of fertility. True to some degree, periods are a nightmare to some girls. It becomes uncomfortable when it occurs or about to in a time when the girl is about to do something. Things like going to a social gathering with friends, swimming pool, your own wedding etc.

Pharmaceutical microbiology project Pharmaceutical microbiology (P.M.B) project is simple to do in principle. The actual reality is far different from that. The advice to students in this department is to stay clear if they are not very good in terms of simple hygiene or they will suffer the consequence of their choice. After reading this post, you may know the reason.

Pharmacy students scholarship The joy of most students in university is to be financially buoyant. However, this is not always the case due to the kind of economic situations in the country.

History of pharmacy There is a general saying that to know where one is going, it is important to know where you are coming from. True to some extent, this post gives a brief overview of pharmacy profession in Nigeria. However, there are many sides to the history of pharmacy in Nigeria. This post concentrates more on the history of pharmacy education in Nigeria. That is not to say other aspects will not be touch. The pharmacy profession did not originate from Nigeria. Pharmacy practice technically was the first form of science when humans use nature to treat diseases. The pharmacy programme was part of medical science. It went a separate way from medical science in the year 1240 by the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, Fredrick II of Hohenstaufen. The first ever known pharmacy shop in the world was in Baghdad, Iraq during the 8th century. It took centuries before the first ever pharmacy shop came to Nigeria. First Pharmacy Shop Before pharmacy profession came to Nigeria, Niger...

Technology has influenced all sectors of the world. The medical world is one of the beneficiaries. It has affected the way patients and medical personnel do things.

Pharmacy title There is a general confusion on the use of titles around the world. Titles differ from one country to the other. Qualifications for a title may not be the same from one country to another. This is really having negative effects on the qualifications of those who are qualified to bear some of these titles. Every undergraduate degree has a title. These titles can be termed protected if it was agitated for by an association or a regulatory body. There are situations whereby a graduate of a degree is automatically entitled to the title. In some other cases, there is the need for registration with the law of the country. This way, people who do not study the course cannot use the title, which will be against the law.

Pharmacy associations The pharmacy profession is regulated by Pharmacists Council Of Nigeria (P.C.N). However, there are a couple of other agencies responsible for regulating some aspect of pharmacy professions such as National Universities Commission (N.U.C) and The National Agency For Food And Drug Administration And Control (N.A.F.D.A.C). NUC regulates pharmacy education while NAFDAC regulates pharmaceutical products. Just like in other profession, pharmacists in Nigeria and around the world have come together to promote the profession. This they have achieved by forming associations. These associations are far different from trade unions that fight the government for the advancement of the profession using methods such as industrial action. However, members of pharmacy associations make up most trade unions. Read Also:  The Structure And Function Of Pharmaceutical Society Of Nigeria (P.S.N) List Of International Pharmacy Association For Pharmacists In Nigeria Interna...

Project write-up After the project that can be either bench work, a survey or research on recent trends, a student start writing the project work. Writing a good project depends on several factors. However, one thing I have observed is that the project format for those that involve bench work is somewhat different from those that involve survey and recent trends which is common in PCA. Some supervisors prefer the student to submit a complete project write-up before adding a correction. On the other hand, others may like bit-by-bit (chapter-by-chapter) kind of correction. However, both methods should produce the same result. Read Also:  P roject/Research Work In Pharmacy School Guidelines In Nigeria In addition, some supervisors prefer that the student should print a copy for correction with a pen. This is gradually becoming obsolete, as it is expensive for the student. The student can simply send a soft copy to the supervisor using a mail. The copy is sent back to the stude...

Pharmacology project As we have seen before in this blog, Pharmacology and Therapeutics or Toxicology (P.C.L) is the major link between pharmacy and medical departments. Project work in this department is one of the simplest for pharmacy students. However, there is a big ‘but’ to that statement. You may want to know the reason.

Pharmacognosy project We have discussed project work in Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Administration (P.C.A), which centers on survey method for research. The other departments in pharmacy do survey research or bench work. Bench work in these other departments during a project can cross into one another department. Lastly, bench work in projects is mainly experimental practical carried out during practical classes during school days. With this in mind, let us look at project work in the Department of Pharmacognosy and Traditional Medicine (P.C.G).

Clinical pharmacy and pharmacy administration project For pharmacy students to continue with their project in Nigeria, their topic or proposal must be accepted by the supervisor. After approval, the next step is to start the research properly. There are about six departments in pharmacy. This blog will discuss project works in all departments as time go on. However, this post is about the project in Clinical Pharmacy And Pharmacy Administration (P.C.A). Reasons Students prefer Project In Clinical Pharmacy And Pharmacy Administration PCA is the only department where research is carried out with a survey. Survey is preferred due to the following reasons; It is cheap It is easy It saves time High possibility of finding a similar research online The survey can easily be manipulated by the student We will understand the above reason before the end of this post. The survey is an activity that targets to collect information in an organised and methodical manner about charac...