Pharmacy management is the administration and management of pharmacy and its operation. It includes managing resources, staff supervision, budgeting, regulatory compliance, optimizing patient care, and inventory management.
A community pharmacy is also called a retail pharmacy. Community Pharmacist dispenses both non-prescription and prescription medication with properly authorized prescriptions to patients. Also, they offer medication counselling after dispensing. A community pharmacy is a primary health caregiver and provides drug and medical information to other health caregivers and the public. Community Pharmacists work in … 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
A superintendent pharmacist is a fully registered and licensed pharmacist. He must have a minimum qualification of B. Pharm or D. Pharm from a PCN (Pharmacists Council of Nigeria)-recognized institution. He should have completed his NYSC (National Youth Service Scheme). A pharmacy premises in Nigeria can only be registered by a superintendent pharmacist (minimum qualification). … Read more
The pharmacy profession in Nigeria is regulated by the Pharmacists Council of Nigeria. To register a pharmacy premises in Nigeria, you have to fulfill certain obligations and satisfy the rules and regulations as stipulated by the governing body. It should be noted that you don’t have to be a pharmacist to own a pharmacy. All … Read more