Pharm. Cordelia Kushennyan Drai
Head of Unit
The Pharmacy Department is under Clinic al Service directorate having units both in the temporary and permanent site. The Department is responsible for provision of medication in the Centre for both out-patients and in-patients.
SERVICES PROVISION AND DELIVERY
- Assessment of prescription and intervention of prescription needing the prescriber’s attention where necessary.
- Dispensing and counselling of patient/client on proper medication use and educating them on their disease condition.
- Patient follow-up to ensure adherence to medication while keeping drug therapy in check.
- Extemporaneous compounding of some medications.
- Procurement, proper storage and distribution of drugs and some consumables.
- Stock taking of available drugs and consumables.
- Provision of drug information to other health care providers.
These services are rendered through the 8 units of the department namely:
i. Pharmacy Store which operates from 8:00am to 4:00pm Monday to Friday.
ii. Main Pharmacy which renders pharmaceutical services to all the wards in the temporary site with 24 hours coverage.
iii. Trauma Pharmacy which renders pharmaceutical services to the trauma complex including male and female medical wards with 24 hours coverage.
iv. GOPD Pharmacy which carter for all the outpatients in the GOPD building. It runs from 8:00am to 9:00pm weekdays.
v. ARV Pharmacy also situated in the GOPD building which caters for all HIV/AIDS clients from 8:00am to 4:00pm weekdays only.
vi. Paediatric Pharmacy situated in the Paediatrics Complex and renders pharmaceutical services to all the Paediatric Complex. It gives 24 hours services.
vii. Ophthalmology Pharmacy situated in the Ophthalmology Complex and provides pharmaceutical services to all the complex from 8:00am to 4:00pm weekdays only.
viii. NHIS Pharmacy situated at the NHIS Complex. The unit provides pharmaceutical services to all NHIS and retainership clients from 8:00am to 9:00pm weekdays and 9:00am to 2:00pm on weekends.