Postgraduate School
Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Practice
Master of Science in Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Practice
M.Sc. Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Practice
| Name | Status and Qualification | Research Interest |
| Halima B. Giwa | Lecturer I & Coordinator B.Pharm. (ABU, Zaria); FPC Pharm (WAPCP, Lagos); M.Sc. (Lagos); Ph.D. (Iran) | Pharmacoeconomics, Pharmacy Practice and Public Health Pharmacy |
| A. Giwa | Reader B.Pharm. (ABU, Zaria); MPA (Maiduguri); MPH (Ilorin), M. Pharm., Ph.D. (Lagos) | Pharmacoeconomics, Pharmacy Practice, Public Health Pharmacy |
| Shakirat I. Bello | Reader B.Pharm. (ABU, Zaria); Pharm.D. (Benin); M.Pharm. (Ibadan); Ph.D. (Benin) | Pharmacotherapy, Clinical Care, Pharmacokinetics |
| M. O. Jamiu | Lecturer I B. Pharm. (ABU, Zaria); FPC Pharm (WAPCP, Lagos); Pharm.D., M.Pharm. (Benin); Ph.D. (ABU, Zaria) | Pharmacotherapeutics, Pharmaceutical care, Pharmacoepidemiology |
| *Moji T. Bakare– Odunola | Professor B.Sc. (Maiduguri); M.Sc., Ph.D. (ABU, Zaria) | Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics |
| *M. O. Buhari | Professor MB:BS (Ilorin); FNPMC (Lagos); MBA (Ilorin) | Therapeutics and Pathology |
| *Rashidat O. Ayanniyi | Reader B.Pharm. (Jos); PGDE (Ilorin); M.Sc. (Jos); Ph.D. (ABU, Zaria); | Ethnopharmacology, Cardiovascular Pharmacology and Toxicology |
| *M. O. Amali | Senior Lecturer B. Pharm. (Jos); M.Sc. (OAU, Ile-Ife); Ph.D. (Liverpool) | Immunopharmacology |
*Lecturers from other departments
B. Introduction
The Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Practice offers degree programme leading to the award of Master of Science in Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Practice.
C. Philosophy
The programme is based on the philosophy that proper training and development of pharmacists in these areas will lead to improved capacity building in health care delivery, academia, public health pharmacy among others, which is particularly important for sustainability of human capital development in the health sector and national development. It is based on the acquisition of appropriate knowledge and skills, abilities and competences by beneficiary of the programme.
D. Aim and Objectives
The aim of the programme is to produce high level manpower with adequate knowledge and skills in providing patient-oriented pharmaceutical services in the community, hospital, research and administrative environment.
Objectives of the programme are to:
E. Admission Requirements
For candidates to be eligible for the programme, they are required to have
F. Duration of the Programme
The programme shall run on full-time basis for a minimum of 18 calendar months and maximum of 24 calendar months.
G. Detailed course description
PCP 817 Public Health Pharmacy 1 Credit
Public health in pharmacy. Communicable and non-communicable diseases. Epidemiological research. Health care systems in Nigeria. National health policies and outcome assessment. Public health concepts to pharmacy practice. 15h (T); E
PCP 818 Advanced Communication Skills 2 Credits
Communication process. Communication techniques. Interpersonal communication. Non-verbal communication. Conflict management. Assertiveness, sorting and categorizing information. Rapport building questioning and feedback techniques. Presentation skills. Patient education/counselling. Interviews and medication history taking. 30h (T); C
PCP 819 Advanced Clinical Pharmacokinetics 2 Credits
Review of pharmacokinetic parameters. Pharmacokinetic models. Clinical significance of pharmacokinetic parameters. Factors affecting bioavailability of drugs. Determination of pharmacokinetic parameters. Clinical application of pharmacokinetics in disease states. Analysis of drugs and metabolites in biological fluids. 30h (T); C
PCP 804 Research Methodology and Presentation 2 Credits
Research proposal writing. Literature search. Operational research and experimental design. Data gathering modalities. Methods of data analysis. Report writing. Seminar and poster presentations. 30h (T); C
PCP 805 Biostatistics and Biocomputing 2 Credits
Basic biostatistics: Data comparison. Data transformations. Regression analysis. Survival analysis. Statistical consideration in questionnaire design and data gathering modalities. Validation of research instruments. Computer application. 15h (T); 45h (P); C
PCP 806 Advanced Drug Information Services 2 Credits
Publication of newsletters and monographs. ISSN and ISBN from National Library. Indexing and abstracting of publications. Information sources and methods. Drug information and poison centres. Electronic and manual information sourcing. Dissemination of drug information; monitoring and reporting of adverse drug reactions. 15h (T); 45h (P); E
PCP 807 Pharmaceutical Care and Clinical Investigations 2 Credits
Pharmaceutical care. Counter prescribing. Professionals‘ interactions. Long-term care facilities. Ambulatory and managed-care institutions. Role of government as payer and provider of healthcare. Effect of managed-care systems on quality and access to healthcare. 30h (T);
PCP 808 Pharmacoeconomic & Pharmacoepidemiology 2 Credits
Designing a pharmacoepidemiologic, pharmacovigilance and pharmacoeconomic study. Meta-analyses. Methods in post marketing surveillance. Periodic safety update reports and health care financing. 30h (T); E
PCP 809 Advanced Pharmacotherapeutics I 2 Credits
Cardiovascular – hypertension, angina pectoris, congestive heart failure, acute myocardial infarction; cardiac arrhythmias. Pulmonary – asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Gastrointestinal–peptic ulcer, hepatitis, liver cirrhosis, inflammatory bowel disease. Endocrine – diabetes, thyroid disorders; and medical emergencies. 30h (T); C
PCP 810 Pharmacotherapeutics II 2 Credits
Infectious diseases. Psychiatric/neurologic disorders. Haematology/oncology. Rheumatology. Drug therapy in paediatrics, geriatrics and pregnancy. 30h (T); C
PCP 811 Clinical Psychology in Pharmacy Practice 2 Credits
General principles of psychology. Addiction. Management of Aggression and stress. Health education. Psychological factors in anxiety, depression and psychosomatic illness. Psychometric methods in health related quality of life measurement (HRQOL). Applications of HRQOL in pharmaceutical care. 30h (T); E
PCP 812 Introduction to Health Informatics 2 Credits
Definition of health informatics and medical informatics; decision support methods and technologies. Clinical information systems, computerized prescription order entry. Laboratory information systems. Health information technology. Information system development. Healthcare information system. Introduction to geographical information system. Data exchange in public health. Health information exchange (HIE) systems. Data management. 30h (T); E
PCP 813 Seminar 2 Credits
Each candidate shall present at least two orally delivered seminars based on topics relevant to the taught courses. In addition, he/she must deliver a seminar based on his/her project research work. 90h (P); C
PCP 814 Clinical Clerkship I 3 Credits
Internal medicine, paediatrics, family medicine and community pharmacy practice. Identification of drug-related problems, drug therapy monitoring, therapeutic interventions, patient drug information, patient education and counselling, patients‘ follow-up on discharge. Candidates will make oral Case presentations and submission of written report. 135h (P); C
PCP 815 Clinical Clerkship II 3 Credits
Psychiatry, intensive care. Surgery and obstetrics and gynaecology. Identification of drug-related problems. Drug therapy monitoring. Therapeutic interventions. Patient drug information. Patient education and counselling. Patients‘ follow-up on discharge. Oral presentations and submission of a written report. 135h (P); C
PCP 816 Advanced Supply Chain Management of Pharmaceuticals health commodities and other 2 Credits
Supply chain management of pharmaceuticals and other health commodities. Standard Operating Procedure. Logistic cycle. Drug selection, quantification for drugs and other health commodities, Drug procurement. Logistic management information system. Drug distribution. Inventory control system. Storage and warehousing. Monitoring and evaluation of health logistic system. Supply planning and shipment and routine monitoring and supervision. 30h (T); C
PCT 804 Advances in Drug Delivery Systems 2 Credits
Optimization of drug release. Application of polymers in drug delivery. Recent advances in controlled drug delivery, site-specific delivery. Nanotechnology in drug delivery. 30h (T); E
PCH 806 Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics 3 Credits
Pharmacokinetics principles. Pharmacokinetics of multiple dosage regimen. Non- linear Pharmacokinetics. Non-compartment analysis. Biochemical transformation of drugs. Recent advances in drug metabolism. Metabolite kinetics. Pharmacogenomics. Bioavailability of drugs. 45h (T); E
PCL 807 Chemotherapy 2 Credits
Mechanism of action of antimicrobials. Chemotherapy of malaria, helminthiasis, schistosomiasis. Chemotherapy of fungal infection, HIV/AIDS and other viral infections. 30h (T); E
PCP 899 Research Project 6 Credits
Each candidate shall select a research topic in his/her area of specialization in collaboration with the Chief Supervisor. Before commencement of the project work, each student is expected to submit a brief research proposal which must be approved by the Departmental Postgraduate Committee. The project will be graded and externally moderated. 270h (P); C
H. Graduation Requirements
Candidates must submit a thesis adjudged to show originality and of significant contribution to knowledge. This should be defended before a Postgraduate School approved External Examiner. To be awarded Master of Science degree in Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Practice, a candidate must pass a minimum of 30 Credits made up of the following:
Core 26 Credits
Elective 4 Credits
Dissertation 6 Credits
Total 36 Credits
I. Summary
Core Courses: PCP 804(2), PCP 805 (2), PCP 816 (2), PCP 815 (3) PCP 814 (3) PCP 813 (2), PCP
810(2), PCP 809(2), PCP807 (2), PCP 818(2), PCP 819, (1), PCP 899 (6)
Elective Courses: PCP 817 (2) PCP 806 (2), PCL 807 (2) PCP 812 (2), (2), PCP 808(2), PCP 817, PCP 811 (2)
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