TECHNICIAN CERTIFICATE IN PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES
Student will be awarded Technician CERTIFICATE in Pharmaceutical Sciences after completing two years course of National Technical Award (NTA) level 4 and 5. This will involve four semesters of which in every year there will be two semesters i.e Semester I and Semester II in year 1 and Semester III and IV in year 2. The courses that will be studied in each level is depicted below:
Modules for NTA 4 – Year One
Semester I Modules PST 04101 Dispensing PST 04102 Disease Control and Prevention PST 04103 Human Anatomy and Physiology PST 04104 Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms PST 04105 Pharmaceutical Calculations PST 04106 Communication Skills PST 04107 Basic Computer Applications |
Semester II Modules PST 04208 Law and Ethics in Pharmacy Practice PST 04209 Compounding of Pharmaceutical Liquid Preparations PST 04210 Pharmaceutical Inorganic Chemistry PST 04211 Basic Pharmacology PST 04212 Medical Stores Keeping PST 04213 Pharmacy Practice |
Modules for NTA 5 – Year Two
Semester III Modules PST 05101 Medicines and Medical Supplies Management PST 05102 Law and Policies in Pharmacy Practice PST 05103 Pharmaceutical Microbiology PST 05104 Pharmacology and Therapeutics PST 05105 Rational Use of Medicines PST 05106 Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry |
emester IV Modules PST 05207 Quality Assurance of Pharmaceutical Products PST 05208 Pharmaceutics Theory and Compounding PST 05209 Health Information Management PST 05210 Basic Pharmacognosy PST 05211 Pharmacy Practice |
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
The minimum entry qualification of the candidate shall be Certificate of Secondary Education Examination (CSEE) with minimum of D passes in four (4) subject including Chemistry and Biology. Mathematics and English will be an added advantage.