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Central
Pharmacy and SOPD Services
(Based
at Victoria Hospital (Yellow Roof – ground floor))
The
role and responsibilities include:
Provision
for specialist out-patient, SPDF and NSC dispensing
Optimising
the prescribing and use of medicines, especially for the non-formulary and
consultant-only items.
Provision
for patient counselling
Liaising
with PHC unit in the provision of a comprehensive pharmacy services
especially for repeat prescriptions for non-formulary and consultant-only
medicines.
Provision
for pharmacy practice and care on Praslin and La Digue.
Provision
for essential medicines for islands under the IDC development programme.
For
further information, contact Senior Pharmacist/Principal Dispenser on
Telephone 388000 Extension 8206/8177.
Hospital
and Clinical Pharmacy Services
(
Based at Victoria Hospital
(Old Building))
The
role and responsibilities include,
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Provision
for an effective and efficient in-service and discharged dispensing.
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Provision
to initiate proper Pharmaceutical Care Planning for Admissions and
ensure smooth transfer of discharged information to PHC medical
practitioners and pharmacists.
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Provision
for an effective discharged counseling.
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Provision
for an effective Managed Care Services in,
Ward
topping-up service
Prepacking
services
Named-patient
inpatient dispensing especially for non-formulary and consultant-only
medicines.
Intravenous
Additive Services
Total
Parenteral Nutrition
Adverse
drug reaction monitoring
Medication
error monitoring
Pharmacists/dispensers
ward round participation
Pharmacists
participation in consultant ward rounds
Initiation
and participation in clinical audit
Provision
for an effective clinical screening service for all prescriptions
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Provision
for a proactive approach to clinical and cost-effective prescribing
through the development of evidence based guidelines and protocols.
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Provision
to agreed standards in oncology pharmacy practice.
For
further information contact Senior Pharmacist/Ag Principal Dispenser on
telephone 388000, extension 8381/8380.
Primary
Health Care and Community Services
Based
at English River Health Centre.Every
Health Centre is manned by a team of dispensers.
The
role and responsibilities include,
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Provision
to initiate an effective clinical screening service for all
prescriptions
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Provision
for dispensing and patient counselling
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Management
of repeat prescribing process and staff training on medication issues,
especially for non-formulary and consultant-only medicines.
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Provision
for home-based care medication management
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Provision
to Essential Medicines monitor and access
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Provision
to initiate review of patients on long-term therapy
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Provision
to deal with day-to-day queries and requests from patients for
information
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Involvement
in prescribing/dispensing issues facing primary care.
For
further information, contact Senior Pharmacist/Ag. Principal Dispenser on
telephone 388555 extension 246
Production
and Quality Assurance Services
Production
based at the Pharmaceutical Production Unit (PPU)
The
responsibilities include:
The
manufacture of Large Volume Parenteral Solutions, Haemodialysis Solutions,
some internal and external preparations, and some eye/ear/nose drops.
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A
National Drug Quality Assurance Centre is being developed and
established with its laboratory at the English River Health Centre.
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The
quality of both imported and locally manufactured products is assessed
locally, and supported through quality checks overseas at the WHO
Regional Laboratory in Harare (Zimbabwe).
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Provision
has been taken to strengthen the norms, standards and guidelines for
the quality, safety and efficacy of medicinal products through the
development of effective drug regulations and quality assurance
system.
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Provision
to develop the necessary facilities is being appropriated, and the
training of local staff has intensified in our goals to develop the
Quality Assurance System.
For
further information, contact Principal Technician (Production) on
telephone 388000 extension 8379, and Principal Pharmacist (Quality
Assurance) on telephone 388555 extension 234
Medicines
Information Services
Provision
has been made to establish the Medicines Information Services, which is to
be developed further.
The
role include:
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The
provision of information to the health professionals, the consumers
and the general public.
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To
evaluate new medicine submissions.
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To
initiate the provision of information on poisonous substances.
Rational
Drug Use (RDU)
A
national strategy is being developed in order to implement and monitor the
promotion of Rational Drug Use. The
objectives are to optimise good prescribing practices, good dispensing
practices, and the proper use of medicines.
The
National Drug Policy (NDP)
is in its drafting stages. The
key components of the NDP are being developed at different stages.
The list of essential medicines has been compiled in the National
Drug Formulary (NDF), which has been revised in the year 2000.
The legal framework for the NDP is incorporated in the Pharmacy
Act. (revised 1991), and is now considered for urgent revision.
The pharmacy regulations are in the drafting stages.
The
financing of the entire drug budget is by the Government of Seychelles.
The essential drugs as per the NDF are procured through a private
trading organisation (IPS) on a contract basis.
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