Pharmacy

The program, through its diverse courses, lab activities, supervised pharmacy practice and clinical training, aims to graduate pharmacists as required by the Omani Health services, with the ability to carry out the following activities:

1. Read, understand and then analyse the prescription, identify the medicines, the dosage prescribed and directions for use.

2. Compound pharmaceutical preparations according to official pharmacopoeia standards and / or hospital pharmacy procedures.

3. Select skillfully the proper tools and instruments used in preparing pharmaceutical preparations and know their specific requirements as to filling, packing and labeling.

4. Provide advice and counseling to patients regarding the proper use of medications, herbal products, complementary and alternative medications as well as their specific precautions.

5. Advise healthcare providers on the selection of appropriate drug therapy and new medications in the area of specialty.

6. Monitor and evaluate patient drug therapies.

7. Recognize over dosage in submitted prescriptions, predict the possible existence of either incompatibilities or drug-drug interactions, and alert the physician for necessary consultation with the prescribing.

8. Prepare and issue demands / requests for drugs and other medical items from wards and other departments in hospitals.

9. Maintain correct ways of storage of drugs, surgical, laboratory and miscellaneous items in dispensaries, pharmacies, medical stores or in hospital wards.

10. Apply pharmacy laws and regulations in dispensing and stocking of toxic, psychotropic and narcotic drugs.

11. Write reports on assigned work and present statistical data / reports as required.

12. Communicate with other staff of the medical team and coordinate the approved pharmaceutical practices.

13. Obtain necessary skills required to apply in quality control labs and drug factories.

14. Play an active role in health education to the public, and in prevention and management of disease in accordance with evidence-based medicine, committed to professional ethics, continuous education and self-learning.

15. Apply pharmaceutical expertise to help maximize drug efficacy and minimize drug side effects.