Roles of Pharmaceutical Personnel in Health Care Delivery
Roles of Pharmaceutical Personnel
Students Learning Tasks
By the end of this session students are expected to be able to:
Mention roles of pharmaceutical dispensers
Describe roles of pharmaceutical assistants
Mention roles of pharmaceutical technicians
Roles of Pharmaceutical Dispensers
Assist the sale of pharmacy only and prescription only medicines under general sale
Assist in compounding, manipulation or preparation of non sterile medicines or categorized substances according to a formula or standard operating procedures approved by a superintendent
Assist the provision of information to individuals in order to promote health
Assist in the distribution and control of stock of categorized medicines or categorized substances
Roles of Pharmaceutical Assistants
Pharmaceutical assistants enlisted may under supervision of a pharmacist, perform the following services or acts;
Assist the sale of pharmacy only and prescription only medicines under general sale
Assist in compounding, manipulation or preparation of non sterile medicines or categorized substances according to a formula or standard operating procedures approved by a superintendent
Assist in manufacturing of sterile medicines or categorized substances according to formula and standard operating procedures approved by superintendent
Assist in repackaging of medicines
Assist in the distribution and control of stock of categorized medicine or categorized substances
Assist the provision of information to individuals in order to promote health
Undertake any other service or act as the council as the council may prescribe
Roles of Pharmaceutical Technicians
A pharmaceutical technician enrolled by the pharmacy council may, under the personal supervision of a pharmacist, perform the following activities
Sale of pharmacy only and prescription only medicines under general sale
Compounding, manipulation or preparation of non-sterile medicines or categorized substances according to a formula and standard operating procedures approved by a superintendent
Assist in manufacturing of sterile or non sterile medicines or scheduled substances according to a formula and standard operating procedures approved by superintendent
Repackaging of medicines in accordance with standard operating procedures approved by superintendent
The distribution and control of stock of schedule medicines or categorized substances in the manner prescribed under any written law
The ordering of medicine and scheduled substances upon review such medicine by an authorized practitioner in the manner prescribed under the Act or any other written law , or to purchase or obtain such medicine or categorized substance
Interpretation and evaluation of prescription, selection, manipulation or compounding of medicine, labelling and supply of the medicine in an appropriate container
Provision of instructions regarding the correct use of medicines supplied
The provision of information to individuals in order to promote health
Assist in data collection for research purposes
Supervision of pharmaceutical Assistant
Promotion of medical products and medical devices as per the Act
Undertake any other Act or service as may be prescribed by the Council
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