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Re: Pharmacists, Pharmacy Students And Interns. At Home Or Abroad, Let's Meet Here. by OmolodMilkman93(m): 6:19pm On Jun 28, 2014 |
Samgreguc:My bro, hw fa,.... Hope U are enjoyin ur LONG |
Re: Pharmacists, Pharmacy Students And Interns. At Home Or Abroad, Let's Meet Here. by Samgreguc(m): 8:31pm On Jun 28, 2014 |
OmolodMilkman93: My bro, hw fa,.... Hope U are enjoyin ur LONGhmm! bro we just dey o |
Re: Pharmacists, Pharmacy Students And Interns. At Home Or Abroad, Let's Meet Here. by adeoladrg(m): 11:56pm On Jun 28, 2014 |
The recent turn around by the National Universities Commission (NUC) over the approval of the Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D) programme as a first degree for pharmacy students in Nigerian universities is generating a lot of controversy as pharmacists under the aegis of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) and the Pharmacy Council of Nigeria (PCN) kick. TRADITIONALLY, the primary responsibility of the pharmacist was the safe and accurate dispensing of drugs prescribed by the physician. Today, pharmacists are involved in the clinical care of their patients. Indeed, to face the challenges in the practice of pharmacy in Nigeria and abroad, pharmacists have to be equipped with not only the knowledge, but also the skills, attitudes and values required to deliver high quality, consistent and safe treatments to patients in collaboration with other health care professionals. A Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) is a professional doctor degree in pharmacy. In some countries, it is a first professional degree, and a prerequisite for licensing to exercise the profession of Pharmacy. Pharm. D, a six-year first degree programme, was borne out of the need for the Pharmacy graduate to meet the ever-changing demand in disease condition and be able to compete with their counterpart. The Pharm. D has deep clinical content for Pharmacists to be more proficient in therapeutic drug monitoring, drug interaction where interaction with physician is critical for optimum outcome of therapy for the benefit of the patient health. The primary objective of the Pharm.D programme is to train pharmacy practitioners to possess leadership qualities, advanced expertise and clinical experience that enable them to be at the forefront of the pharmacy profession and health care in a variety of settings - institutional, community practice, government, academia, industry, translational research and drug development. Little wonder that the National Universities Commission (NUC) in 2007 approved the Pharm.D programme for Nigerian universities. It all began in January 2007 with an NUC stakeholders’ workshop on Pharm.D degree programme. The workshop was intended to chart the future direction of pharmacy education in Nigeria. However, the NUC in a letter with Reference number NUC/DQA/66 of April 10, 2007 addressed to the Vice Chancellors of Nigerian Universities and titled, ‘Approval for the award of Pharm. D degree option, directed: “Consequently, Universities that are interested in establishing the programme are by this letter requested to make a formal application to that effect to the NUC using the approved format.” Consequently, the University of Benin, Benin City, Edo State, became the first institution offering the Pharm.D degree, which commenced in 2001. It is a six-year undergraduate programme. Prior to the commencement of the programme, the university offered a five-year Bachelor of Pharmacy (B.Pharm) degree programme, which commenced in 1970 but was gradually phased out in 2008. In the Pharm.D programme, students are given extensive didactic preclinical/professional clinical preparation as well as clinical training in pharmaceutical care in various hospitals in the city. The government regulatory agency for pharmacy education, training and practice, the Pharmacy Council of Nigeria (PCN), and the national professional body of pharmacists, the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN), has envisaged that in the near future, Pharm.D degree will become the minimum educational qualification for fresh graduates of Nigeria’s pharmacy schools to be registered/licensed to practice in the country. The Pharm.D programme is also a standard practice in so many countries all over the world including; Ghana, Kenya, South Africa, Tunisia, Algeria, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Philippines, Thailand, Bangladesh, Czech Republic, Slovakia, France, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Iran, Jordan, Lebanon, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Canada, United States, Brazil and Chile. Currently, Pharm.D is a six to seven year course being offered in Ghana, which started in the academic year 2012/2013 notably by the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology leading to the award of doctor of pharmacy and a pharmacist licensure to operate. The University of Nairobi offers a six-eight year Pharmacist education programme. During the first four years, students focus on studying Pharmaceutical science. The last two years are considered clinical residency in which students practice clinical pharmacy at various hospitals and community pharmacies before they graduate. However, NUC seems to have made a swift turn around. The NUC in an advertorial titled, “Public Notice on Pharm. D Programme in Nigerian Universities”, in the Daily Trust of Friday, May 30, 2014, wrote: “The NUC hereby draws the attention of Nigerian Universities, and the general public to the fact that the Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm. D) Degree, as a first degree for Pharmacy students, is not approved. The approved first degree for pharmacy students in Nigeria Universities is the Bachelor of Pharmacy (B.Pharm). |
Re: Pharmacists, Pharmacy Students And Interns. At Home Or Abroad, Let's Meet Here. by adeoladrg(m): 11:57pm On Jun 28, 2014 |
“Universities offering the Pharm.D degree programme should, in their own interest, graduate their students with B.Pharm degree as earlier directed and ceased further admission into the Pharm.D programme. “While the stakeholders’ Workshop on Pharm. D, held in January 2007, was an important consultative workshop to chart the future direction for Pharmacy Programme in Nigerian Universities; the resolutions reached at the workshop were not approvals by NUC for the commencement of the Pharm.D programme in the Nigerian University System. “The general public is by this announcement advised to avoid subscribing to the Pharm. D Programme of any Nigerian University.” But the PSN President, Olumide Akintayo, said the NUC has not cancelled the Pharm.D programme but rather has withdrawn its accreditation of the programme in UniBen because the University refused to answer a query from NUC dated January 2014. Akintayo said: “I will be bold and honest to admit there were problems. Incidentally, these problems were in-house to a large extent especially from some of our universities. I must thank the very pro-active management of NUC for doing its job professionally and identifying the grains of sand in our shoes before it would have degenerated to an irredeemable calamity. “Having said this we are working to redress the dimensions of drawbacks to put in place a format that is procedurally acceptable to the NUC. “We therefore appeal to the Executive Secretary of the NUC to use his good office to facilitate speedy actualisation of Pharm.D programme in Nigerian Universities. It is also imperative that I strongly appeal to all members of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) to speedily approve the Benchmark Minimum Academic Standards (BMAS) of this programme which is pending for their adoption.” Akintayo said the Pharm.D Programme does not seek to take anything away from any other health related discipline neither is it in conflict with any of the health disciplines, rather it complements the roles of the healthcare team members and provides a wide window of opportunities that can best communicate the new values, philosophy and vision of the profession. Chairman PCN, Mr. Bruno Nwankwo, in his remarks on Pharm.D programme during a courtesy call on the Executive Secretary of NUC, Prof. Julius Amioba Okojie, on Friday June 13, 2014, said: “As a regulatory body established by Act 91 of 1992 (now Cap P17, LFN, 2004) and charged with the responsibility of regulating and controlling pharmacy education, training and practice in all aspects and ramifications in this country, the Council considers it proper to make representation to the NUC on the issue. “… It is instructive to note that the Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Benin, Benin City complied with the PCN directive and has since commenced the programme whilst the PCN has formally communicated to the NUC to enquire for update on Pharm.D programme. “Furthermore in December 2007, an NUC Resource Verification visit to the University of Benin took place and the institution was informed of additional resources that need to be put in place for Pharm.D programme. The PCN Chairman said the need to administer Pharm.D programme in Nigerian Universities became necessary for several reasons: * Internationally, because of the changing roles of the Pharmacist, the Federation of International Pharmacists (FIP) had since directed that Pharm.D programme should be the minimum registrable qualification to practice Pharmacy *The West African Health Organization (WAHO) held meetings involving teachers and practitioners of Pharmacy, Medicine and Nursing as well as their regulatory bodies (including those from Nigeria) and recommended to the WAHO Council of Ministers that Pharm. D degree should replace the B Pharm. Degree in the Universities in the West African Region, both Anglophone and Francophone countries; *The importance the World Health Organization (WHO) attaches to the role of the Pharmacist in healthcare gave birth to the famous resolution of the 47th World Health Assembly (WHA 47:12) held on the 10th of May, 1994 and titled “Role of the Pharmacist in support of the WHO revised drug strategy”. The resolution further recognized the need to place premium on re-orientation of pharmacists through training modalities to properly position them for emerging roles in public health and particularly in the field of medicines. Nwankwo said the changing roles of pharmacists have benefited several countries that have adopted Pharm. D degree in healthcare services improvement and the quality of lives of patients. He further explained: “This is because Pharm.D programme emphasizes the patient rather than the product as the focus of the service. Hence, in such scenario, the pharmacist is physically present and professionally active to contribute to the positive outcomes of drug therapy. In addition, he is able to save drug costs and to avoid unnecessary wastages because of his intervention at the right time before drug administration. “After drug administration, he also monitors the action of the drug and the response of the patient as well as making necessary interventions to minimize drug-related problems. None of these roles encroach on roles of other healthcare practitioners, including medical doctors.” Nwankwo thanked the NUC Executive Secretary for his usual positive disposition to the course of pharmacy education in Nigeria and appealed that he uses his good office to facilitate speedy actualization of the Pharm.D programme in Nigerian Universities. Former PSN President, Mr. Anthony Akhimien, told The Guardian: “It should be noted that on announcement of the approval of Pham D in Nigerian Universities, the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) and their Private Medical Practitioners Group put up a protest that the approval was going to encroach into their practice. The matter stretched into the public court through an interesting debate. A publication by the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria and the positive response by the National Universities Commission (NUC) in the print and electronic media that Pharm.D is the norm as a first degree programme in most past of the World put the matter to rest. “In 2008, All the Deans of Faculties of Pharmacy in Nigerian Universities, President, Pharmaceutical Society of Nigerian, Registrar and Chairman of PCN, Representative of National Universities Commission (NUC) in the person of Prof. Bicchi and a member of the Senate Committee on Health, Prof. Eferikaya went on a study tour of some Schools of Pharmacy in the United States of America (Atlanta) with focus on Pharm.D programme. “The resolution at the end of the tour was that most of the Faculties of Pharmacy in Nigerian Universities will commence Pharm.D programme in 2008/2009 academic session. Some Nigerian Pharmacists in the US who had retired were to come to Nigeria to assist in the smooth takeoff of the programme. Nigerian Association of Pharmacists and Pharmaceutical Scientists in Americas (NAPPSA) were supposed to facilitate this process. Various attempts were made but the leadership of PCN and the betrayal of some of the Deans did not help matters.” Akhimien said the Pharm.D programme is meant to enable pharmacists play more clinical roles, provide and enhance more patient oriented pharmaceutical services to be able to meet the increasing needs of patients as medication is becoming risky with many drug products emerging daily. He further explained: “In the 21st century, healthcare services has become a multi- professional and multi-dimensional approach in nature whereby the patient is at the center of which each professional services revolves round. Expertise on drug and drug matters in this scheme can only be render by pharmacists for the benefit of the patient. ” “The common perception that the Pharm. D holder finds employment in Hospital practice only is not correct. The Pharm.D programme thus produces a more proficient Pharmacist both in the area of clinical trials, health education promotion, field surveys, therapeutic drug monitoring, drug- drug, drug-food and drug disease interaction profiles, thus establishing better working relationship with physicians and other healthcare providers for optimum outcome of therapy. “The attempt to give the impression that Pharmacists want to bear appellation of ‘Dr’ is laughable but laden with abysmal ignorance. Pharmacists including Nigerians who have undergone similar training programme in the United States and other countries in Europe comparable to this programme are awarded Pharm. D degree and bear the title ‘Dr’. Nigerians who successfully completed such pharmacy degree programmes in those countries have always been addressed as ‘Doctors’. One may also add that some professions like optometry have made similar improvements in their educational programmes and their enhanced graduates are addressed as ‘Dr’, thus the title ‘Dr’ for the Pharm.D graduates is merely inline with internationally recognized practice. 1 Like |
Re: Pharmacists, Pharmacy Students And Interns. At Home Or Abroad, Let's Meet Here. by adeoladrg(m): 12:00am On Jun 29, 2014 |
That's the latest on pharmD.. To think I was supposed to lead a delegate of young pharmacists to the next PCN meeting to solicit their support for pharmD.. And to see the PCN chairman now at the forefront is very much comforting. What do y'all think? |
Re: Pharmacists, Pharmacy Students And Interns. At Home Or Abroad, Let's Meet Here. by Samgreguc(m): 11:57am On Jun 29, 2014 |
adeola_drg: That's the latest on pharmD.. To think I was supposed to lead a delegate of young pharmacists to the next PCN meeting to solicit their support for pharmD.. And to see the PCN chairman now at the forefront is very much comforting.as in u want to . . . . . . 1 Like |
Re: Pharmacists, Pharmacy Students And Interns. At Home Or Abroad, Let's Meet Here. by ahmedgafar7(m): 5:35pm On Jul 16, 2014 |
need some advice from senior pharmacy students...abt courses,outlines and other things |
Re: Pharmacists, Pharmacy Students And Interns. At Home Or Abroad, Let's Meet Here. by Nobody: 8:18am On Jul 17, 2014 |
What are the differences between EMDEX and MIMS? Can I get substitutes and what of their apps or pdf format? Not cool as this place is dry |
Re: Pharmacists, Pharmacy Students And Interns. At Home Or Abroad, Let's Meet Here. by Shori(m): 5:53pm On Jul 17, 2014 |
nouveaux: What are the differences between EMDEX and MIMS? Can I get substitutes and what of their apps or pdf format? Not cool as this place is drySir Noveaux,how are you doing? Hope you're enjoying Omole's break? |
Re: Pharmacists, Pharmacy Students And Interns. At Home Or Abroad, Let's Meet Here. by ahmedgafar7(m): 6:12pm On Jul 17, 2014 |
ahmedgafar7: need some advice from senior pharmacy students...abt courses,outlines and other things |
Re: Pharmacists, Pharmacy Students And Interns. At Home Or Abroad, Let's Meet Here. by OmolodMilkman93(m): 10:01pm On Jul 17, 2014 |
ahmedgafar7:wat are thy questions? |
Re: Pharmacists, Pharmacy Students And Interns. At Home Or Abroad, Let's Meet Here. by Nobody: 7:01am On Jul 18, 2014 |
Shori: Sir Noveaux,how are you doing? Hope you're enjoying Omole's break?oh thanks. Very well. Grown biG too. You are xkid? Hope u completed screening before the black out? |
Re: Pharmacists, Pharmacy Students And Interns. At Home Or Abroad, Let's Meet Here. by Shori(m): 7:57am On Jul 18, 2014 |
nouveaux: oh thanks. Very well. Grown biG too. You are xkid? Hope u completed screening before the black out?Yeah,I did. I saw some scary results at the faculty board too... Big with Books I guess. |
Re: Pharmacists, Pharmacy Students And Interns. At Home Or Abroad, Let's Meet Here. by sisiafrika(f): 12:10pm On Jul 18, 2014 |
So this thread is still alive? #CatWalksOut[email]So this thread is still alive? #CatWalksOut[/email]So this thread is still alive? #CatWalksOut |
Re: Pharmacists, Pharmacy Students And Interns. At Home Or Abroad, Let's Meet Here. by Samgreguc(m): 2:08pm On Jul 18, 2014 |
sisiafrika: So this thread is still alive? #CatWalksOut[email]So this thread is still alive? #CatWalksOut[/email]So this thread is still alive? #CatWalksOutcome back here o. . .biko |
Re: Pharmacists, Pharmacy Students And Interns. At Home Or Abroad, Let's Meet Here. by adeoladrg(m): 3:53pm On Jul 19, 2014 |
nouveaux: What are the differences between EMDEX and MIMS? Can I get substitutes and what of their apps or pdf format? Not cool as this place is dry EMDEX is a drug resource book for the Nigerian market. Drugs used and registered in Nigeria are found in EMDEX. MIMS is for drugs in the US and BNF is for drugs in the UK. 3 Likes |
Re: Pharmacists, Pharmacy Students And Interns. At Home Or Abroad, Let's Meet Here. by Juni99(m): 10:34pm On Jul 19, 2014 |
Nice to b here#irepoaupharm |
Re: Pharmacists, Pharmacy Students And Interns. At Home Or Abroad, Let's Meet Here. by Nobody: 12:07am On Jul 20, 2014 |
adeoladrg:thanks |
Re: Pharmacists, Pharmacy Students And Interns. At Home Or Abroad, Let's Meet Here. by Nobody: 12:15am On Jul 20, 2014 |
Shori: Yeah,I did. I saw some scary results at the faculty board too... Big with Books I guess.good. Let the result be a challenge to you, fear not though. I'm big with books true true, story books I mean. |
Re: Pharmacists, Pharmacy Students And Interns. At Home Or Abroad, Let's Meet Here. by evanscheck(m): 9:07am On Jul 20, 2014 |
I just got here now, as men of honour we join hands. How is everyone |
Re: Pharmacists, Pharmacy Students And Interns. At Home Or Abroad, Let's Meet Here. by sisiafrika(f): 10:47am On Jul 20, 2014 |
Samgreguc:peeps in. |
Re: Pharmacists, Pharmacy Students And Interns. At Home Or Abroad, Let's Meet Here. by sisiafrika(f): 10:48am On Jul 20, 2014 |
evanscheck: I just got here now, as men of honour we join hands. How is everyonefirst of all.......? 1 Like |
Re: Pharmacists, Pharmacy Students And Interns. At Home Or Abroad, Let's Meet Here. by evanscheck(m): 12:19am On Jul 21, 2014 |
sisiafrika: first of all.......? Go down low |
Re: Pharmacists, Pharmacy Students And Interns. At Home Or Abroad, Let's Meet Here. by OmolodMilkman93(m): 12:57am On Jul 22, 2014 |
sisiafrika: first of all.......?Introduction |
Re: Pharmacists, Pharmacy Students And Interns. At Home Or Abroad, Let's Meet Here. by cooltony09: 2:16pm On Jul 22, 2014 |
Dear Readers,The story is back after the Blackout on Nairaland..Please follow and feel free to drop your comments..Remember,You are my Inspiration! CHAPTER 1 CHAPTER 1 Pararara pararara pararara ra… My phone rang in the most common but still unique Nokia tune. Who could it be at that time of the night? I didn't make night calls, and that was a particularly odd hour. I stared at my zoo101 textbook, which was not even sinking into my brain and I was interrupted by my phone again. That textbook was literally a torture to me, very boring and annoying classifications and descriptions of different classes of animals, designed in a puzzle like text. The book was best read during the day, not at night, but my days were always polluted with my roommates’ hyper social activities. So I'd no other option but to stick to the odd hours, when they were all fast asleep. The other unpleasant option was the school library, where I would most likely be asked to roll up my trousers (nahhhh, I’ll pass). All my roommates were asleep. Haastie was snoring on the top bunk, Idris and Afin lay helplessly on the floor with PlayStation 2 consoles around their heads. They probably played themselves to dreamland. The scholars in my room were probably in the library glued to tons of books. Timi from the next room slept on the reading chair in a position I can't really describe, I doubt the guy woke up without a backache. Pararara pararara pararara ra… my phone rang again. It was even an unknown number; I wondered who calls hiding his/her number at such ungodly hour. I shook my thoughts away and answered the call Nigerian style (I didn't speak at first till the person said hello). It was kunle my home boy. He shouted into my ears “TEE, OAU LIST IS OUT; YOU HAVE BEEN ADMITTED TO STUDY PHARMACY. I JUST CHECKED IT NOWWWW!” I was dumbfounded for a few seconds; not because of the weight of the news, but by the way he shouted. I almost dropped the phone. I knew he was very happy because we both got admitted but that didn't mean he should destroy my eardrums to show how happy he was. (How would I enjoy the admission then and go through with lectures?) I was very happy; though I knew I'd be admitted after destroying the post UTME and had a great result (yes please, I’m allowed to blow my own trumpet). Yes, I was a matriculated student of a faster university, but I wasn’t studying pharmacy. Pharmacy had always been my dream course. I didn't know why I had a special and strong interest in the course, but I was very sure I didn't want to study medicine which was my Dad's laid down path for me. I discharged kunle after some minutes of exchanging strategies and plans on how we’re going to do registrations and other stuffs. I went to Idris’ bunk, switched on the Powerful sound system and started blasting terry g's hallelujah at the highest volume. Afin was the first to feel the impact of the music. He opened his eyes gradually; I guess his first thought would have been that I might have been high on weed. “Tee, you no look time ni or you wan make this potter come meet us ni?” he buzzed. I screamed “Bleep the potter, Bleep DSA, and Bleep the VC. I've been admitted into a better school and for a better course at that.” He looked at me,” iro ni o!” he said. Then with a kick, he woke up idris and haastie and as if they had planned for a party from dreamland, they joined in the celebration. We danced till exhaustion set in and we slept off. More at www.akorede.com 1 Like |
Re: Pharmacists, Pharmacy Students And Interns. At Home Or Abroad, Let's Meet Here. by ahmedgafar7(m): 3:26pm On Jul 22, 2014 |
OmolodMilkman93: wat are thy questions?alot.....can u list d courses of the pharmaceutical yrs nt talking abt maths n bio.u get |
Re: Pharmacists, Pharmacy Students And Interns. At Home Or Abroad, Let's Meet Here. by sisiafrika(f): 10:34pm On Jul 22, 2014 |
ahmedgafar7:u know what, I really like ur guts. Ur commanding |
Re: Pharmacists, Pharmacy Students And Interns. At Home Or Abroad, Let's Meet Here. by Samgreguc(m): 9:17am On Jul 23, 2014 |
sisiafrika: u know what, I really like ur guts. Ur commandingu kind of man |
Re: Pharmacists, Pharmacy Students And Interns. At Home Or Abroad, Let's Meet Here. by sisiafrika(f): 9:24am On Jul 23, 2014 |
Samgreguc:lols, I get that a lot. #squeezesFace |
Re: Pharmacists, Pharmacy Students And Interns. At Home Or Abroad, Let's Meet Here. by Samgreguc(m): 10:40am On Jul 23, 2014 |
sisiafrika: lols, I get that a lot. #squeezesFaceloose d face pls, pls, pls and biko . . . *AmNotReadyToBeBeatenUp* |
Re: Pharmacists, Pharmacy Students And Interns. At Home Or Abroad, Let's Meet Here. by sisiafrika(f): 10:56am On Jul 23, 2014 |
Samgreguc:I actually giggled at this #evilGrin 1 Like |
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