Job opportunities and career prospects in different fields of pharmacy practice
The first cycle of Pre-registration Examination for Pharmacists (PEP) has been scheduled by the Pharmacists Council of Nigeria. According to a communiqué by the HOD, Education and Training, Dr Anthony Idoko, the date for the first cycle of PEP Exam 2022 is on Saturday, March 19, 2022. The PEP exam is held in two cycles … Read more
The Pharmacists Council of Nigeria (PCN) is the major regulatory agency for pharmacy practice in Nigeria. The agency is responsible for the regulation of pharmacy education, registration of pharmacists and renewal of pharmacists’ licences. Other duties of PCN are registration of community pharmacy premises, pharmaceutical industries and ensuring that they adhere to the rules and … Read more
About the Company At Boehringer Ingelheim, we develop breakthrough therapies that improve the lives of both humans and animals. Founded in 1885 and family-owned ever since, Boehringer Ingelheim takes a long-term perspective. With about 52,000 employees globally who nurture a diverse, collaborative and inclusive culture. We believe that if we have talented and ambitious people … Read more
The Pre-registration examination for pharmacists is a bi-yearly examination for pharmacists that finished their internship programme. It is a requirement for pharmacists to be registered and licensed in Nigeria by the PCN. The examination is a 200 Multiple Choice Question (MCQ) to be answered in 2 hours. The examination is a Computer Based Test (CBT) … Read more
A medical or pharmaceutical sales representative is a professional or organization who takes order on behalf of the company, provides scientific information about the drugs and is licensed to convey the drug in the course of their duty. In Nigeria, some duties of a medical sales representative are promotion, advertising, marketing and distributing pharmaceutical products. … Read more
The Pharmacists Council of Nigeria has released a new set of guidelines that will guide the pharmacist professional practice this new year 2022. The main pharmacist regulatory body in Nigeria also made it known that the body has been successfully audited by the NECA for ISO 9001:2015 Certification. Pharmacist Regulations in Nigeria Registration of Pharmaceutical … Read more
American International University West Africa, Banjul, Gambia is an accredited institution by the Ministry of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology and Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Government of The Gambia. The university is offering admission for prospective international students for the January 2022 trimester. Courses offered Medicine (18 Trimesters or 6 Years) Transfer … Read more
The French Pharmaceutical giant, Sanofi, has announced that they will acquire Amunix Pharma for about $1 Billion. Amunix is a US-based biotech industry. They developed a cancer therapy that used the body’s immune system. The treatment is based on cytokines. Cytokines are small proteins that control the growth and activity of other immune systems and … Read more
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
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