-Mehfuj Ahamad Dhuniya
As we all know that Pharmacist plays an important role in healthcare sectors.
From Drug identification, Drug design, Pre-clinical and Clinical Trials, Drug Formulation, Drug Compounding, Distribution and to the Dispensing with Counselling to the patient upon the prescription by RMP (Registered Medical Practitioner) are some of the major role (duty) of we Pharmacist.
Inspite of all these, we the Pharmacist are popular among the people about the medicine seller in the Pharmacy Shop.
Some of the people are unaware about all the knowledge gain by the Pharmacist.
I found people even don't ask about the proper medication (How much and how many times it should be taken, Precautions to be taken, etc) with the Pharmacist.
Easily they come to Pharmacy Shop and ask for Paracetamol, Nimesulide, Amlodipine, etc and go away.
With the modernization, people are using internet to surf the medication that suits their symptoms and they buy from pharmacy shop. They take their medication according to the information they get from internet.
Nowadays, with the outbreak of nCovid-19, most of the news are scrolling that, Doctors and Nurses are in frontline risk.
Here, we came to know that we the Pharmacist are missing there.
Here, I as a Pharmacist must make all the person remember that, in those hospitals where Doctors, Nurses are taking risk, we the Pharmacist are also there for serving the Patients, with our restless duty. Also we should not forget the other personnel such as Sanitation Department, Ambulance Driver, Security Guard, etc involved in Hospital.
Yes our beloved Doctors and Nurses are giving their best efforts.
No doubt, We all the personnel together fighting this worldwide pandemic.
Hope the coming days, we will hear the good news to fight against this pandemic.
"I am a Pharmacist.
I'm specialist in medication.
I'm a custodian of medical information.
I'm a counselor to the patient.
I'm a guardian of public health.
This is my calling,
This is my Pride. "
#ProudToBePharmacist
-Mehfuj Ahamad Dhuniya
Hospital Pharmacist
Universal College of Medical Sciences- Teaching Hospital Bhairahawa, Rupandehi