Understanding the global changes, in 2008, the curriculum was focused towards clinical pharmacy in Ethiopia. To better explain the clinical pharmacy education, practice, and research in Ethiopia, this review was nurtured with my experience at the University of Gondar. The dynamic mutual partnership between Addis Ababa University (AAU) and Howard University, United States of America…
The role of a pharmacist is very different in India compared to that of the United States. Both countries, to varying degrees, have failed to fully utilize the expertise of highly trained pharmacists for healthcare delivery in their respective societies. Awareness and proper education of both – other healthcare professionals and patients, is the first…
Pharm. D students while on internship in a tertiary care hospital in India noticed that hospital currently has no IV-administration protocols. For example, when Doctor wrote an Amphotericin B 50mg IV once daily – there were no accompanying instructions on the nature of diluent to be used, how much of it should be used and…
In this article, Abhinaya Bhatta, a Pharm D student from the Karnataka College of Pharmacy shares his experience on the day spent at the “Coumadin clinic” at the Blanchard Valley Medical Associates, in Findlay, Ohio, USA. This was the first time, Mr. Bhatta witnessed the point of care INR measurements and realized how pharmacist’s training…
Several reports have documented medication errors and its consequences .Though there are many different approaches for reducing errors, following recommendations made by Pharm D interns from their first-hand experience doing ward rounds in Indian hospitals would have a positive impact on reducing medication errors. The prototypes mentioned in this article were implemented by PharmD interns in…