Who at all is a pharmacist?

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citizen 12 years ago

Good stuff Kwaku but practically is that what happens? i am a healthcare provider and most of the time I see counter assistants and dispensary technicians dishing out medication. It is a fact that almost all pharmacists have ...
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Good stuff Kwaku but practically is that what happens? i am a healthcare provider and most of the time I see counter assistants and dispensary technicians dishing out medication. It is a fact that almost all pharmacists have their shops and spend more time there.
So Kwaku the pharmacist is a very important team member of the health team but for reasons best known to you alone, you have not projected this role
AKIA 12 years ago

With these wonderful patient-centred roles spelt out, not much is seen in our health facilities because of the ratio of pharmacist to patients. It is greatly unthinkable for any serious employer to expect one individual to ef ...
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With these wonderful patient-centred roles spelt out, not much is seen in our health facilities because of the ratio of pharmacist to patients. It is greatly unthinkable for any serious employer to expect one individual to efficiently perform all these roles. As a health professional, there has been times I have witness patients sit at OPD unattended because the only doctor in the facility is in the theatre performing a procedure and that is never interpreted as not playing his role in the healthcare delivery team. I think the real impact of a pharmacist will be felt if the government employs more of them to handle these roles effectively- from managing stocks through formulation and dispensing(please this does not mean giving out drugs) to providing pharmaceutical care to patients by reviewing patient medication, its administration and effects.
Ghanaians can choose to give patients the quality care they deserve or just sideline professionals for patients to continue suffering.
WE OWE POSTERITY A WELL LAID STRUCTURE THEY CAN BUILD UPON. A word to the wise,........
goza go toro 12 years ago

My dear be honest to yourself and answer this question. In Ghana do doctors respect you?

My dear be honest to yourself and answer this question. In Ghana do doctors respect you?
Yaw Amofa 12 years ago

That is what a bloody pharmacist is.

That is what a bloody pharmacist is.
Nyame Ekuma 12 years ago

If Sir John is a lawyer, and Nana Addo is also a lawyer without a law certificate, the I am also a lawyer. Nonsense .

When i feel sick i almost most times I do self medication and use 'BENTOA' for colon cleansing . Am I n ...
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If Sir John is a lawyer, and Nana Addo is also a lawyer without a law certificate, the I am also a lawyer. Nonsense .

When i feel sick i almost most times I do self medication and use 'BENTOA' for colon cleansing . Am I not a doctor. Yes I am.

I write medication and prescribe drugs to my friends and family, showing dosage and they all look good. I am a pharmacist and doctor. Nonsense .

I pray and lay hand on the sick. I am a pastor.

Is Nana Addo a lawyer. Yes he is my classmate. We are all free lance or pocket lawyers. Nonsense
Hitler 12 years ago

I see, then the pharmacist is inevitable if patients have to achieve the best from health care. No wonder we have to report to the hospital almost every week for lack of cure in hospitals without pharmacist.

I see, then the pharmacist is inevitable if patients have to achieve the best from health care. No wonder we have to report to the hospital almost every week for lack of cure in hospitals without pharmacist.
Setho PAPA 12 years ago

big ups Anane.

big ups Anane.
okukuseku 12 years ago

Doctors do all they do because they rely heavily on pharmacists as HEALERS. Medicine is drugs in local parlance and sciencetific drugs are produced not by doctors but by pharmacists. We usually have quack doctors but not quac ...
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Doctors do all they do because they rely heavily on pharmacists as HEALERS. Medicine is drugs in local parlance and sciencetific drugs are produced not by doctors but by pharmacists. We usually have quack doctors but not quack pharmacists.
princewilly@ymail.com 12 years ago

Outside a chemist in a busy street, a poor man is clutching onto a pole for dear life - not breathing, not moving, not twitching a muscle - just standing there, frozen. The pharmacist, seeing this strange sight in front of hi ...
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Outside a chemist in a busy street, a poor man is clutching onto a pole for dear life - not breathing, not moving, not twitching a muscle - just standing there, frozen. The pharmacist, seeing this strange sight in front of his shop, goes up to his assistant and asks, "What's the matter with that guy? Wasn't he in here earlier?" Assistant replies, "Yes he was. He had the most terrible cough and none of my prescriptions seemed to help." Pharmacist says, "He seems to be fine now." Assistant replies, "Sure, he does. I gave him a box of the strongest laxatives on the market... Now he won't dare cough!"
Ampomaa 12 years ago

Any farm assistant is a farmacist so she or he can operate a farmacy store.

Any farm assistant is a farmacist so she or he can operate a farmacy store.

DR POO 12 years ago

your colleagues have denigrated your beloved profession by just hanging their certificates in pharmacy shops and not even stepping a foot there.

your colleagues have denigrated your beloved profession by just hanging their certificates in pharmacy shops and not even stepping a foot there.
Oheneba 12 years ago

Thanks for the education,I think their role is been overlooked by Ghanaians.something I think they inflicted on themselves

Thanks for the education,I think their role is been overlooked by Ghanaians.something I think they inflicted on themselves
Yaw 12 years ago

Now I know

Now I know
Yeoman 12 years ago

In the U.S Pharmacist are some of the highest paid professionals. Starting salaries in the big metropolitan areas is over $100, 000.00

In the U.S Pharmacist are some of the highest paid professionals. Starting salaries in the big metropolitan areas is over $100, 000.00
Mark 12 years ago

Spot on Mr. Learned Man, clean up the debris shrouding people's minds...

Spot on Mr. Learned Man, clean up the debris shrouding people's minds...
ladynal 12 years ago

Some pharmasists ignore their professional roles behind the counter,the reason why their presence is not really felt in the health sector.

Some pharmasists ignore their professional roles behind the counter,the reason why their presence is not really felt in the health sector.

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