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This is good news
Saves one the stress of going thru Lagos
Kudos to GEJ
Hope the aviation ministry delivers on the terminal soon.

This is good news.
Saves one the stress of going thru Lagos.
Enugu is really progressing.

Joanna Sedley: this is a nice question. What courses makes it exceptional for only doctors. Just a detailed answer cos i wonder why pharmacist will know the particular drugs that works for various conditions and manufacture them but are not allowed to prescribe them.
For me i think it's the law not that it is necessary. Attack the question not me.

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joshuapharm: All this are just crap! Shudnt be a basis for prescribing. Except surgery, ob & gyn, and radiology, there nothing special about what u just wrote. The key thing to prescribing is in knowing the aethiology, pathophysiology and say epidemiology and all the pharmacology involved in a disease state, which we do fully in clinical pharmacy at undergrad level. We do full pharmacology (just to let you know), so spreading the diff topics into diff semesters and sessions only give room for adequate and full study of the various topics(pharmacology is very wide, u must know that) .. I wonder y med stds jam pack everything into a year and few months, they'll open their mouths and say they know pharmacology.. *deep sigh*. I shud rest my case here.. Work dey to do abeg..

Joanna Sedley: this is a nice question. What courses makes it exceptional for only doctors. Just a detailed answer cos i wonder why pharmacist will know the particular drugs that works for various conditions and manufacture them but are not allowed to prescribe them.
For me i think it's the law not that it is necessary. Attack the question not me.

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I respect pharmacists, and they have a pivotal role to play in health care.
That role however DOES NOT include drug prescription.
We seem to forget here that the word prescription has a prefix doctor's.
It is DOCTORS' PRESCRIPTION not nurses' or pharmacists' etc.
No where in the developed world can one obtain medication unless OTC without a doctors' prescription.
Just picture a patient walking into a drug store with a paper written diagnosis breast cancer.
What will the pharmacist do?
Will he start doling out chemotherapy drugs? Isn't the idea way ludicrous.
Even if it is an apparently "simple" diagnosis like malaria. The drug given differs depending on so many other underlying factors.

What are you going to prescribe for a post op patient when you are not privy to the pre and intraop conditions.
How will you monitor the patient and decide when to alter your prescription if need be when you are not trained to do so.
Don't, you see you are deviating from your role.

Pls it is dangerous to misinform the public.
There is a difference between personal opinion and misinformation.

[quote author=on a good day]let me enlighten you a bit with this scenerio A patient comes into the clinic,where the doctor,the pharmacist,the nurses and the scientist are their to see the patient,the doctor,who are expert in diagnosis,clerks the patient,comes up with the differentila diagnosis,works with(not order) the scientist to come up with the definite diagnosis,the pharmacist,(the drug expert comes in) asseses the apprpriet drug and vet them,the nurse nurses the patient to health,now if anything goes wrong,we definately know who to hold responsible.mr. dr,did u diagnose correctly,mr pharma,was the drug right for the diagnosis,nurse how did u nurse this patient,and pls mr scientist,did you do your work professionally..But when one man diagnosis,prescribe,dispense,assess and discharge,how can one expect a clean job.
Secondly,if a doctor can become a consultant in paeditrics,why can't a pharmacist become a consultant in paediatric drugs,my brother,you must understand that consultatiothe rpppn is quite different from clerking a patient, all we are saying is about professionalism in line with expertise.
Please,doctors don't hate others for beginning to understand their rights,and importance.[/quote]Please stop misinforming the public.
Pharmacists be it clinical or not do not prescribe drugs. They manufacture and dispense drugs.
If a patient undergoes surgery eg prostatectomy and the doctor writes diagnosis post prostatectomy, what will the pharmacist prescribe?
Prescriptions are tailored to each individual patient. It is not a mass production process. Based on the history and examination and lab findings a doctor may decide to give different drugs to patients with the same diagnosis. Does everyone with malaria get to take the same drug?
Lab scientists do not give definitive diagnosis. They carry out the requested investigation.
If a stroke patient comes down with fever and an mp is requested, which later comes out positive, is the definitive diagnosis now malaria?

Pls stop misinforming the public.

[quote author=on a good day]do you know what a clinical pharmacist is?[/quote]Yes I do and they DO NOT prescribe drugs.
They work in the hospitals unlike those that work in the pharmaceutical companies.
Don't be confused by the word clinical.

The title of the picture should be
SLANDER EMBRACES UGLINESS.

[quote author=on a good day]My
brother,the strike is not really about money or salaries but mainly for
professionalism and separation of duties along the lines of professional
qualification,people are fighting to free themselves from the strangulating clutch
of medical doctors,people/workers feel that what we run in nigeria is the
ministry of doctors and not ministry of health,the medical doctors feels that a
lab scientist who through his duty comfirms diagnosis before a doctor could
commence treatment is not a professional after five years of education,the
ministry of health feels no other person is qualified to head an hospital (an
administrative post) except a medical doctor,the medical doctors feels that a
clinical pharmacist is not competent enough to prescribe a drug,advice him on
drug use etc,the minister of health is a medical doctor and he foolishly thinks a
medical doctor is a mr know it all,the disharmony in the health sector is
orchestrated by dr ransom kuti and sustained by NMA, The workers feels that as
a profesional,they should be allowed to do their job,and what is due to them
should be given to them,how can a medical doctor feel he/she can do without
the the nurse,if you see the way and manner they order nurses around,you will
feel for them, my dear when and anytime the president and the minister of
health ensure that everyone does their work according to their professional
inclination and compensated as such,then this sort of strike will be a thing of
the past.[/quote]You are just being sentimental.
Why would a pharmacist prescribe a drug for a patient he didn't clerk and examine and does not know the peculiarities surrounding the diagnosis (which may be provisional)
A well trained pharmacist will vet the dose of the drug prescribed, look out for any potential drug- drug interaction the doctor may have missed and make sure the prescribed drug is dispensed.
He may also suggest a generic alternative if a drug is unavailable.
His duty is not to prescribe drugs. He may however dispense OTCMs over the counter mediacations.

Nurses work under and with doctors.
They carry out doctors instructions written in the patients' case files.
They are indispensable in modern health practice.

Lab scientists in the hospital setting have a clear role of carrying out lab investigations ordered by the doctor.
They are not the same as research scientists working on specialised labs.

ehis010: na wa oh, no lite, ASUU is on strike, nw doctors don join too...gudluck kno say im no fit rule bt im force im sef.....infact i don taya 4 naija.....lite dn cum mak i go play ps 2.....mtchwwww...d fools dn tak am bak....dem curse naija trully

Doctors are not part of the strike.

Horrendous refereeing

clear handball not given.
this is why I sths hate EPL

Look how Yobo escorted the ball into the net.

shame on Wenger for not buying benteke.
Brilliant goal.

miky: whats mentality with of our people and wanting governments to do everything.. so you want the government to organize and clean market fronts, when the owners are busy doing nothing... we are cursed in that country for real

what happened to government hands out of private venture.. you want nigeria to be like the usa, but you realize the government doesnt do everything except for regulations...

On then contrary most markets I know do have the sellers clean around their stalls .
The problem is with central disposal of waste, which is the responsibility of the govt.
If you notice, the large refuse disposals around the market areas are always overflowing because of the tremendous amt of waste generated which is not promptly cleared.
Again the sellers do pay tax and should get better infrastructure like tarred /cemented markets.

drake2005:
If she looks bleached to you, then you must not have been around very light-skinned Igbos before. That's a natural light skin...do you see how even her hue is?Very even complexion; look at her beautiful hands( the hands is best place to tell if someone is bleaching) Compare that with Omotola Husband, and tell me who is doing the bleaching? Omotola Husband has emptied all bleaching/skin lighting stores in New york; In fact there is a warrant for his arrest for possible emission of toxins to the environment.

Lol!

2 -0 already
Anyway the race is not for the swift.

Kudos to a lion.
UNN sure has got it.
Wish he had the opportunity to utilise real funds.

ceaz4r: When adults make such remarks as yours here, I just wonder if is a case of half developed brain. Did you see it was said in the short write up there, that it is a prototype? Do you have idea how many billions of Naira will be required to research & improve on that to make it fly? Little wonder this nation is so growth retarded cos is run by the likes of you with diminished reasoning & zero vision!

Infinite likes.

Hobbit airway.
Nice effort though.

sandee575: Design my foot!!!!

What I see in the picture is comparable to a KIT CAR.

A kit car, also known as a "component car", is an automobile that is available as a set of parts that a manufacturer sells and the buyer then assembles into a car themselves. Usually, all of the major mechanical systems such as the engine and transmission are supplied along with the body.

This should not be confused with 'hand built cars' which are typically built from scratch by an individual.

REPLACE "CAR" with "HELICOPTER" and you will get the JOKE of an "INVENTION"

I don't get it.
I hope I'm not mentally challenged.

What is the name of this her pose called?
I know it is not pouting.

Anyway,thank God she is back.
Pls Seun make sure she gets to make front page frequently. I believe it will help curb any further attempt at suicide.

[quote author=E-Light]Forgive my ignorance please, is malnutrited an English word?[/quote]lol!!

dfav: Why is it that the igbo boys are the ones disgracing Nigeria the most in foreign country

Yeah they often go around beheading Londoners and hiding bombs in their underpants.
Very disgraceful indeed.

passion007: Enugu vs Anambra tussle dates way back, and has continued owing to the tendency of the supposedly enlightened individuals to adduce character stereotypes for other people: Anam people are backwards-thinking, Nsukka people are primitive, Onitcha people are arrogant, Udi people are ill-mannered and on and on. How in Gods name do you think you can define a thousand persons with a single character sketch?! That is simply intellectual laziness! I have actually paid disinterested attention to Ozodi Osuji's essays and it's easy to argue with him, he too has a fundamental flaw: his tendency to rely on stereotypes. That is the basis of our problem. The day we abandon this tendency to fit a group of people into a character stereotype, then we might as well begin to understand ourselves. I grew up in Enugu and the family next door were from Owerri (Umunjanwoke) yet they are the nicest family I have ever known. The mother would often take me and her kids to Polo Park or the Zoo or Nnaji Park in New Haven. She took me to work (Immigration) one time just so I would see what a computer looked like). She encouraged me to sit for the Shell scholarship exam-and I was successful. My mother (her landlady) would reciprocate by sending their family 'ofe akwu' or 'abacha' or driving her children and I to Obiagu (reputed to have several masquerades at Christmastime). My parents own two blocks of 15 flats in Enugu and these are the families I grew up with: 1 Delta family, 1 Abia family, 1 Ebonyi family, 4 Anambra families, 4 Enugu families, 3 Imo families.
There wasn't even the slightest misunderstanding between these families. We grew up like brothers and sisters. I had a remarkable childhood, and I grew up very fit for society, and I won't let some silly internet trolls attempt to rewrite the best times of my life by attempting to tell me the Echetebus and Obis from Awka and Agulu respectively are selfish and insolent or that the Akpaenyis and Nwatus from Ezeagu and Nkanu are duplicitous and overbearing Or that the Orjis from Ohaozara had other motives (That family cherished nothing more than discipline, and their finesse was enviable). The first 18 years of my life was spent with these 14 families who loved me and whom I loved.

Enugu continues to be the melting point for all Igbo people, and continues to evolve a newer generation of Igbos so please kindly sheathe your swords and desist from saying a bad word against your brother. The first time I visited the State library (a treasure I discovered thanks to the Ebonyi family), I read this wise saying from an American text: 'a good thought produces a good word, a good word produces a good feeling, a good feeling between us leads to love and peace.

Conversely, an evil thought produces an evil word, an evil word produces an evil feeling, an evil feeling between us leads to...
Hate, Strife, War, Disrespect etc

Very well said.
We must continue to strive for unity.
There will be misunderstandings but we must focus on what unites us.
Enugu is blessed with natural beauty and accommodating people.
No 'state' is perfect we must emphasize the good qualities that unite us.

yiboboy: The bolded is Igbo name no doubt! This guy is not fully Yoruba!

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Sloan: Ooops, cry me another big river! In every area devoid of man know man, mago mago, I before others, the Yorubas will come up much better in quantity and quality! The Yorubas will always have a disproportionately larger share in almost everything though you people whine and cry!

yiboboy: The bolded is Igbo name no doubt! This guy is not fully Yoruba!

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