TECHNICIAN CERTIFICATE IN PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES
Minimum Admission Requirements for Basic Technician Certificate Programme in Pharmaceutical Sciences (NTA 4)
Direct Entry: The minimum entry qualification of the candidate shall be Certificate of Secondary Education Examination (CSEE) “O” Level with minimum passes at D Grade in at least four approved subjects, of which two passes must be in Biology and Chemistry.
Modules for Semester I and Semester II include the following:
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 |
Minimum Admission Requirements for Technician Certificate Programme in Pharmaceutical Sciences (NTA 5)
The minimum entry qualification of the candidate shall be:
- Certificate of Secondary Education Examination (CSEE) “O” Level with minimum passes at D Grade in at least four approved subjects, of which two passes must be in Biology and Chemistry; AND
- Basic Technician Certificate in Pharmaceutical Sciences (NTA Level 4) from recognised institutions.
Modules for NTA 5 – Year Two
Modules for Semester III and Semester IV include the following:
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 |
Semester 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 |