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As far as private universities could not offer me pharmacy and my medical colleagues medicine. They're at the back of the log. For me!

I don't feel anyhow when I'm around them, I usually feel somewhat superior.

Fining them in millions?? Adenuga'll be on his couch giving us a hard laughter. Just 1 button and the money is in NCC's account. Wouldn't bother any of them tho, they got too much from us and av given us peanuts.

I copied the news from THE SUN app on my android. So don't ask for my stew.

And the fines will end up in the pocket of ncc,why not compensate the consumers who are the real losers in this poor network service.

Tobbie9: I knew pharmacy students will soon invade this thread

Don't worry bro, ASUU caused it, buh we're resuming soon. So u'll av NL to urselves, buh d contention remains.

heykims: I enjoy gisting wt ppl who re involved in clinical medicine. It sounds livelier when discussing wt registered nurses even medical lab scientist. They know wat clinical medicine really is nd not just one fourth party who doesnt know dt he doesnt know....
Abeg any CLINICAL guy on ds forum??

Who is this one forming clinical? What is clinical with the case at hand?

R u kidding me?? Did u think bout this Plasmodium, proteinous Did u think the physiological pH of the blood is just okay for it to find its way to the liver? Do u know the pH of the acid in the stomach??

Brother, if pharmacists decides to go on strike too, e go bad oooo. Buh our 'oju anu' dey kill us. We've been far too undermined in this country.

Imagine all community pharmacies been closed, hospital pharmacies closed too, the worst part, we close down the industries too, close down the drug distribution channels at Idumota, Lagos Island and Ilupeju(for a start). We'll leave them to the mercy of the Igbo(fake) boys..

It won't be fair, as more lives will be lost than u can think, but then maybe Nigerians will begin to value pharmacists.

olasawji: u shuld be killd for dat last phrase"if u can survive in unilag u can survive anywhere" try UNIMAID, OOU, TASUED, EKPOMO den u can survive aniwhr!!! Una be omo mummy

I sight u!

If u think a pharmacist would dispense cataflam instead of coartem, then Ure of the problems of Nigeria. Ure talking english usage, we r saying it as it is. A pharmacist is not a chemist. Simple!

Lalaamed never fails to fall my hand. Kk, pple read chemistry and come out as chemists. Those that run chemist stores can't store ethical drugs. Some others go to pharmacy school and come out as pharmacists. They work in a registered pharmacy if they want. Some pharmacists major (do PhD) in pharmaceutical chemistry, they're pharmaceutical chemists. So there's a clear distinction.

Tell us more

Good news.

OPIA jesus: no, it only makes you dizzy for some time...... No longtime effect bt the drug is also an exhibit

If u don't know anything bout a drug, then don't misguide an innocent person..

Op I tell u what? A bricklayer or mechanic(can't remember nw) who took tramadol for a long time came in to the pharmacy where i worked 2 months ago. Long story short sha, he started aving seizures and was rushed to a church to be prayed for. Common effects of tramadol r dermatologic, gastrointestinal and neurological(dizziness, headache, insomnia).

10yrs? See another doctor. there r analgesics that can take care of ur pain. Cheers

The doctors won't just free us sha. *lips sealed*

Buh u would av attacked my comment instead of attacking me if u were really learned. smh

[quote author=s!s! afrika]sis, are u really in year two? U always deliver, kudos.[/quote]I'm a guy oo. Yh I'm in year 2.

[quote author=Circle-Of-Wilis]a pharmacist is not supposed to be a sale representativ, but the lack of job pushed many into that....[/quote]Ask questions next time bro. Detailing is one of the many spheres of work of a pharmacist.

Okay, open a pharmaceutical industry tomorrow and employ ordinary sales rep or biochemists. Les see aw far u'll go in d market. Big companies like Pfizer and Gsk know this, thats y dey employ more pharmacists. We're crying for PCN to accredit more pharmacy schools so we can av more of us to fill the gap, u're here spewing trash.
Any Rxcist that goes into detailing goes in because he wants to. Now capish!!!

U don see unemployed pharmacist b4? Except if he/she decides to. Pharmacists r hot cakes in naija.

Have u heard of Caleb International College, Magodo? The class too much. *starts engine*

I can't find the bbm channel on my android. Or lemme drop my pin?
@sisi wah fone r u using nw? For me its a thing of maturity and discipline. My fone even does more help.

Yeye doctors. Hunger for don almost wipe them finish. *deepsigh

After how many pple wey don die?

NARD no rugged reach ASUU. *pffffttt

smh

Sisi calm down biko..

[quote author=s!s! afrika]Im reading dispencing now so pls house help me differentiate these:
daily dose, divided dose, daily maximum dose, single dose. Thanks. Someone actually asked me and i was like durrh.
Ok, also, define poison, OTC, Official Prep. Laws of three readings. Anybody??


Lika tha fuqq!!!! Where is evryone of you??
Mtchwwwww, so so angry!!!!!!
Why do we have to desert this placee??!!!!!!
Gosh!!!!!!!!

Am I high on Codeine? Mayb #pukes, #faints[/quote]Lemme try. Ive done little on dispensing Buh.. *clears throat *
Kk les say we av a prescription that says:
Rx
Tab ampiclox 500mg q.i.d ×5/7
If 500mg is dispensed, then daily dose is 4 tabs.
Daily maximum dose is the dose at which a drug exceeds its therapeutic window. Any additional dose myt be toxic. Single dose nw, as it implies *dodges*

^^ How pls

Sadly when the Dr title comes, the Pharm. has to go.

AN OPEN LETTER TO
PROFESSOR JULIUS OKOJIE
( EXECUTIVE SECRETARY
NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES
COMMISSION) .
Dear sir,
PRESIDENTIAL SPECIAL SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME
FOR INNOVATION AND DEVELOPMENT (PRESSID)
Sir, I must commend the effort of the Federal
Government of Nigeria and the National
Universities Commission under your administration
in a bid to develop a crop of professionals who
would serve as catalysts of change and agents of
scientific and technological advancement as well
as sustainable economic development.
Research as the bedrock of innovation and
development has been defined as a methodical
investigation into a subject in order to discover
facts, to establish or revise a theory or to develop
a plan of action based on the facts discovered.
Research has shown to be a key instrument for
achieving socio-economic development of any
society
Pharmaceutical Research is that aspect of research
that pertains to the discovery, development,
manufacture, preparation, dispensing or sale of
drugs used in healthcare services. Pharmaceutical
research has contributed immensely to the
discovery and production of drugs, however, most
of the new knowledge about drugs are created by
researchers from industrialized countries which
often do not meet the actual needs of developing
countries, especially Africa, particularly Nigeria.
Consequently, African countries have been
challenged to produce their own drugs, and not to
rely on multinational Pharmaceutical giants to help
fight diseases ravaging the continent.
Worthy of mention is the antisickling agent
( NICOSAN ). This indigenous antisickling agent
researched and developed by Nigerian Pharmacist
at the National Institute for Pharmaceutical
Research and Development is obtained from the
mixture of four Nigerian Plant materials. It was
shown to be a safe and efficacious medicine for
the management of patients with sickle cell
disease. It has been used for:-
(1) prophylactic management of Sickle cell disease.
(2) it has potent antisickling effect on sickled
erythrocytes obtained from patients with Sickled
Cell Disease, thus, useful in preventing painful
crises experienced by Sickle cell disease patients.
(3) it reduces hypoxic stress experienced by the
patients ( due to trapping of Sickled cells in the
lungs )
(4) it removes the incidence of blood transfusion in
sickle cell disease patients
(5) it prevents clinical Sequel (i.e) painful crisis
(6) it prevents ocular damage, and ultimately it was
found to be non toxic.
This noble ingenuity as demonstrated by Nigerian
Pharmacists in the Research and Development of
NICOSAN has put us in the forefront in the
discovery of Pharmaceuticals worldwide.
The most recent trend globally in Pharmaceutical
Research and Development is BioPharmaceuticals,
and any other Professional aside Pharmacists
championing this course would obviously be
putting on the wrong cap. It would also interest
you sir to note that a multinational Pharmaceutical
company ( GSK – GlaxoSmithKline ) is currently
seeking approval for the world’s first Malaria
vaccine. Malaria, as we all know is a disease
ravaging the fabric of our country. My question
now is; why must we sit and wait for others to
help solve our problems?
It’s on this ground Sir, that I solemnly make a
case and an appeal for Graduates of the Schools of
Pharmacy be included in the Presidential Special
Scholarship Scheme for Innovation and
development (PRESSID) provided we meet the set
criteria.
I watched the first edition of PRESSID come and go,
and felt it was actually an oversight on the part of
the committee “in-charge”. However, with the
Second edition underway, and Pharmacy Graduates
were yet again excluded, then, I am forced to make
an open appeal on Swank Pharm’s Blog ( http://
www.swankpharm.com ).
Considering the rigorous training we are subject to
in the school of Pharmacy, and the relatively
successful track records of our predecessors in the
profession, am optimistic that the younger crop of
Pharmacists can deliver if and only if we are given
the requisite knowledge and the enabling
environment.
Sir, I shall be glad if your good office is used to
effect this change, and Nigerian Graduates of the
Schools of Pharmacy be included in the
Presidential Special Scholarship Scheme for
Innovation and development.
Yours Faithfully.
Pharm. Oyewande Ajibola.
Email: oye4ril@yahoo.com
Twitter handle: @ph_aji
(Pharm. Oyewande Ajibola is a graduate of the
School of Pharmacy University of Maiduguri).

How do we get him to see this? Front page plueeze

AN OPEN LETTER TO
PROFESSOR JULIUS OKOJIE
( EXECUTIVE SECRETARY
NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES
COMMISSION) .
Dear sir,
PRESIDENTIAL SPECIAL SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME
FOR INNOVATION AND DEVELOPMENT (PRESSID)
Sir, I must commend the effort of the Federal
Government of Nigeria and the National
Universities Commission under your administration
in a bid to develop a crop of professionals who
would serve as catalysts of change and agents of
scientific and technological advancement as well
as sustainable economic development.
Research as the bedrock of innovation and
development has been defined as a methodical
investigation into a subject in order to discover
facts, to establish or revise a theory or to develop
a plan of action based on the facts discovered.
Research has shown to be a key instrument for
achieving socio-economic development of any
society
Pharmaceutical Research is that aspect of research
that pertains to the discovery, development,
manufacture, preparation, dispensing or sale of
drugs used in healthcare services. Pharmaceutical
research has contributed immensely to the
discovery and production of drugs, however, most
of the new knowledge about drugs are created by
researchers from industrialized countries which
often do not meet the actual needs of developing
countries, especially Africa, particularly Nigeria.
Consequently, African countries have been
challenged to produce their own drugs, and not to
rely on multinational Pharmaceutical giants to help
fight diseases ravaging the continent.
Worthy of mention is the antisickling agent
( NICOSAN ). This indigenous antisickling agent
researched and developed by Nigerian Pharmacist
at the National Institute for Pharmaceutical
Research and Development is obtained from the
mixture of four Nigerian Plant materials. It was
shown to be a safe and efficacious medicine for
the management of patients with sickle cell
disease. It has been used for:-
(1) prophylactic management of Sickle cell disease.
(2) it has potent antisickling effect on sickled
erythrocytes obtained from patients with Sickled
Cell Disease, thus, useful in preventing painful
crises experienced by Sickle cell disease patients.
(3) it reduces hypoxic stress experienced by the
patients ( due to trapping of Sickled cells in the
lungs )
(4) it removes the incidence of blood transfusion in
sickle cell disease patients
(5) it prevents clinical Sequel (i.e) painful crisis
(6) it prevents ocular damage, and ultimately it was
found to be non toxic.
This noble ingenuity as demonstrated by Nigerian
Pharmacists in the Research and Development of
NICOSAN has put us in the forefront in the
discovery of Pharmaceuticals worldwide.
The most recent trend globally in Pharmaceutical
Research and Development is BioPharmaceuticals,
and any other Professional aside Pharmacists
championing this course would obviously be
putting on the wrong cap. It would also interest
you sir to note that a multinational Pharmaceutical
company ( GSK – GlaxoSmithKline ) is currently
seeking approval for the world’s first Malaria
vaccine. Malaria, as we all know is a disease
ravaging the fabric of our country. My question
now is; why must we sit and wait for others to
help solve our problems?
It’s on this ground Sir, that I solemnly make a
case and an appeal for Graduates of the Schools of
Pharmacy be included in the Presidential Special
Scholarship Scheme for Innovation and
development (PRESSID) provided we meet the set
criteria.
I watched the first edition of PRESSID come and go,
and felt it was actually an oversight on the part of
the committee “in-charge”. However, with the
Second edition underway, and Pharmacy Graduates
were yet again excluded, then, I am forced to make
an open appeal on Swank Pharm’s Blog ( http://
www.swankpharm.com ).
Considering the rigorous training we are subject to
in the school of Pharmacy, and the relatively
successful track records of our predecessors in the
profession, am optimistic that the younger crop of
Pharmacists can deliver if and only if we are given
the requisite knowledge and the enabling
environment.
Sir, I shall be glad if your good office is used to
effect this change, and Nigerian Graduates of the
Schools of Pharmacy be included in the
Presidential Special Scholarship Scheme for
Innovation and development.
Yours Faithfully.
Pharm. Oyewande Ajibola.
Email: oye4ril@yahoo.com
Twitter handle: @ph_aji
(Pharm. Oyewande Ajibola is a graduate of the
School of Pharmacy University of Maiduguri).

Nairaland is not the best place to source for a pharmacist. Facebook is the best platform. Look for a group name RxEvolution. Or even the PSN or ACPN page.