Pharmacy Topics

How to apply for TMU (Taiwan) International Master Degree Programme (Pharmacy Students)

by Justice

Taipei Medical University is offering the opportunities for international students to partake in Master Degree (M.Sc) in many medical courses such as Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Biomedical Engineering, Medical Science and Technology. The Master Degree programme, which is scheduled to start in late 2022 has already opened the application process. The pharmacy programme has three specialities: … Read more

All the PCN Approved Hospitals for Pharmacy Internship programme

by Justice

The pharmacy internship programme is compulsory one-year training for all pharmacists in the country. All graduates of accredited pharmacy schools in Nigeria, as well as all foreign pharmacy graduates, are mandated to go through this training before they are licensed. There are many institutions that the Pharmacists Council of Nigeria has given the approval to … Read more

New ABUTH Internship Opening (December 2021)

by Pharmchoices

This is to inform ABUTH staff and the general public that applications are invited from suitable and qualified candidate for the following Internship programme in ABU Teaching Hospital Zaria. Interested candidates should visit ABUTH website at www.apply.abuth.gov.ng Please note that the application is online at the cost of N6,200 and will be closed on Saturday … Read more

Job: Hospital Pharmacist at Marigold Hospital and Critical Care Center

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Pharmacist at Marigold Hospital and Critical Care Centre

Marigold Hospital and Critical Care Centre (MHCCC), in Lagos State, is a tertiary hospital. They provide quality and affordable health services to patients. Since 2014, they started providing Surgical and Intensive Care Services from different facilities in Lagos State. Their emergency services includes Critical Care Medicine/ICU, Surgery, Health Assessment Clinic, Paediatrics, Nephrology And Dialysis, Medicine, … Read more

Key details on the Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Orientation Programme (FPGOP)

by Pharmchoices

The Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Orientation Programme – FPGOP is a training exercise and examination conducted by the Pharmacists Council of Nigeria for pharmacists trained outside the shores of Nigeria to enable them to practice as pharmacists in Nigeria. The FPGOP programme is only for candidates who passed through a recognised foreign pharmacy school to test … Read more

Best Universities to Study Pharmacy in Ghana for Foreign Students

by Pharmchoices

Ghana currently runs a six-year Doctor of Pharmacy degree programme as the minimal requirement to practice as a pharmacist. This means all the universities in Ghana have moved on from Bachelor of Pharmacy degree to Pharm. D. Studying in Ghana is an enjoyable experience, since the country is relatively peaceful and has stable power. The … Read more

How to Study Pharmacy in Benin Republic

by Justice

With so much competition for admission into indigenous federal, state and private universities, many Nigerians go to study in Pharmacy in Benin Republic and other African countries. This is because the admission process is relatively quick, and the duration of education is generally shorter. There is also a relatively stable power supply. The school calendar … Read more

How to become a West African Postgraduate College of Pharmacists (WAPCP) Fellow

by Justice

The West African Postgraduate College of Pharmacists (WAPCP) is a body responsible for harmonizing pharmacy education and practice across selected countries in West Africa. West African Pharmaceutical Federation (WAPF) was established by an ECOWAS protocol on 13th October 1976 in Monrovia, Liberia. Representatives of the National Pharmaceutical Societies from eight West African countries – Nigeria, … Read more

How Mkpuru mmiri (Crystal Meth) can destroy you

by Justice

Crystal meth is colorless, odorless, and a bitter-tasting crystalline drug. The crystal form and rock-like appearance is the reason why it is called mkpuru mmiri, meaning “rock of the water” in the Igbo language. Crystal methamphetamine is a form of d-amphetamine. Methamphetamine was originally made to act as nasal decongestant, and bronchial inhaler. It is … Read more

Pharmacy Technician in Nigeria, the Education, Salary, and Job Opportunities

by Pharmchoices

Pharmacy technicians help in the running of pharmacies by providing valuable assistance to the pharmacists. Pharmacy Technician in Nigeria has helped in the early days of pharmacy practice as there were fewer licensed pharmacists as compared to technicians. A pharmacy technician is a medical personnel who works together with a pharmacist assisting in compounding, dispensing … Read more