DIRECTOR
pharmacy@uithilorin.org.ng
The Pharmacy department, headed by Pharm. Rahman M. Afolabi the Director of Pharmaceutical Services, is the only department approved and licensed to ensure that pharmaceutical products are available in the hospital through the process of procurement, storage, delivery, inventory control and quality assurance. The department is made up of 23 decentralized units, with 18 at the permanent site and 5 in the outstations, comprising:
1) Administrative Unit
2) Main Pharmacy stores
3) Main Pharmacy Unit
4) Family Medicine
5) In-Patient
6) Accident and Emergency
7) Obstetrics and Gynaecology
8) NHIS
9) HAART/DOTS
10) EPU
11) OPRF
12) Bhavioural Sciences
13) VIP
14) Compounding
15) Pharmacovigillance
16) Drug Information
17) ECRF
18) Federal Secretariat
19) School Clinic
20) Kisi
21) Esie
22) IHIMA
23) IVF
The Department of Pharmacy provides 24-hour coverage
SCOPE OF RESPONSIBILITIES
Drug procurement, storage, quality assurance, distribution, compounding, dispensing, ensuring rational use of drugs and providing pharmaceutical care are the responsibilities of pharmacists.
CLINICAL SERVICES
The pharmacists as an integral part of the health care team work with other members to promote optimal patient outcomes. Some of the services rendered include:
The department has a total number of One hundred and two (102) permanent staff comprising:
Personnel in the department
This is divided into three major categories:
Pharmacy Units
The department has 23 decentralized units; each is headed by a pharmacist in the management cadre.