Consultancy Services

The Faculty of Pharmacy has well qualified staff in literally all the branches of pharmacy. With the growing number of manufacturers and importers of pharmaceuticals the quality of drugs supplied to the patient can no longer be taken for granted.
The Faculty therefore has primary role in assuring drug quality, a service it has been offering since 1984. In the past four years (1999 – 2002) there were plans to strengthen quality control services by re-equipping the laboratories.

In order to cater for the needs of the pharmaceutical industry, the Faculty is obliged to have a small-scale drug manufacturing unit which will study production-related problems assist the local industry improve the quality of its product.
Commensurate with this objective the faculty strategic plan includes the establishment of such a unit, which will serve both as a training organ and for consultancy.

In the hospital set-up, the pharmacist is an important team member and is expected not only to provide pharmaceuticals, but also to advice on their use. This latter aspect is not well developed in this country, despite an apparent need. Such services as adverse drug reactions monitoring and therapeutic drug monitoring are, to a large extent, lacking. The Faculty therefore plans to establish a custom-built hospital pharmacy outlet and a therapeutic drug monitoring unit.

Alongside the Curriculum-review exercise is a plan to introduce continuing education sessions for practicing pharmacists to keep them abreast with current technological advancement in the field and to help them render
up-to-date services to the public.