Pharm. Mark Bismarck

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Ghana Locum Agency invites you to it's 2022 healthcare entrepreneurship business seminar.

This seminar seems to educate you on how to leverage the health sector in Ghana and what businesses you can start.

The theme for this seminar is 50 healthcare businesses you can set up in ghana.

This seminar is happening on 9th April 2022 from 2 pm-5 pm

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To climax this year's World Glaucoma Week, join us as we dispel the myths and state the facts about Glaucoma.


1. MYTH: Glaucoma ONLY affects the elderly.

FACT: Glaucoma can affect people of ALL ages even as young as new-born babies. No age range is immune from glaucoma but it can be said that the elderly is at a higher risk of having glaucoma.


2. MYTH: If you have 20/20 or 6/6 vision and no symptoms, you will not develop glaucoma.

FACT: Having perfect vision does not mean that you will not develop glaucoma because most people do not notice symptoms until the condition reaches the moderate or advanced stages.


3. MYTH: There is no reason to undergo treatment for glaucoma if there are no symptoms, especially since there is no cure for the condition.

FACT: Glaucoma is not known to be curable but it is highly manageable with medical and surgical measures especially when detected early to minimize or slow down the progression of the condition. This preserves one’s existing vision and prevents blindness.


4. MYTH: Glaucoma is inherited, and since no one in my family has glaucoma, I won’t get the condition.

FACT: While it is true that certain forms of glaucoma are hereditary and a family history of glaucoma is a risk factor, there are many glaucoma patients who are the only ones in their families diagnosed with the condition.


5. MYTH: Glaucoma treatments and testing are painful.

FACT: Glaucoma treatments and testing are entirely and completely harmless and painless.


6. MYTH: Ma*****na heals glaucoma.

FACT: A study in the 1970s showed that an active compound in ma*****na contributed to lowering the eye pressure but was only for 3 to 4 hours. The glaucoma must be treated 24 hours a day and as such ma*****na or any other drug that lowers the eye pressure for a brief moment is an ineffective method of managing glaucoma.

We are grateful to Thelma for her invaluable education.

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As we celebrate World Glaucoma Day, I engage my friend, Ms. Thelma Appiah-Warden, a final year Optometry student at KNUST, as we raise awareness about the condition.

WHAT IS GLAUCOMA?
It is a group of eye conditions that can cause blindness. This eye condition is often associated with elevated eye pressure which causes damage to the eye nerve (optic nerve) and can lead to irreversible loss of vision and blindness.

HOW SERIOUS IS THE CONDITION?
Most people will not notice any symptoms of glaucoma until the condition has reached a moderate or advanced stage earning its name ‘THE SILENT THIEF OF SIGHT’. According to the W.H.O., glaucoma is the second leading cause of irreversible blindness in the world. Ghana has the highest prevalence of glaucoma in Africa and second worldwide.

HOW DOES GLAUCOMA OCCUR?
When the pressure inside the eye, also known as intraocular pressure, rises above the normal range (10-21mmHg) and subsequently causes damage to the eye nerve (optic nerve), it results in glaucoma.

WHAT PUTS ONE AT RISK OF GLAUCOMA?
As it stands now, there is not much knowledge of the known causes of glaucoma but some risk factors include:
• Age: Over 40years
• Diabetes
• Hypertension
• Family history of glaucoma
• Refractive error
• Being of African descent

WHAT ARE SOME OF THE COMMON SYMPTOMS OF GLAUCOMA?
• Redness of the eye
• Decreased vision
• Headaches
• Haloes or rainbows around light sources
• Severe eye pain, in rare cases

HOW IS GLAUCOMA TREATED?
Glaucoma damage is permanent and it cannot be reversed. Currently, there is no known cure for glaucoma. But management through topical and systemic medications, and surgery help to slow the progression of the vision loss and to preserve the existing vision.

ANY LAST WORDS?

REGULAR AND COMPREHENSIVE EYE EXAMINATIONS AT LEAST ONCE A YEAR IS RECOMMENDED TO AID IN THE EARLY DETECTION AND MANAGEMENT OF VARIOUS EYE CONDITIONS, ESPECIALLY GLAUCOMA.

Let's come together to break our biases🙅🏽‍♀️🙅🏾

I want to express my profound appreciation to all those that wished me well after my induction.

You are all welcome back to my page (If this is your first time, you're warmly welcome) and as I stated earlier, I am going to dedicate some time to educate us all in pharmacy-related matters.

Today, I'm touching on "How to Become a Pharmacist in Ghana".

Unknown to many people, there are 7 schools of Pharmacy in different universities across Ghana; 5 of them being public and the other privates.

They are;
• Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST)
• University of Ghana (UG)
• Central University
• The University of Health and Allied Sciences
• University of Development Studies
• Entrance University College of Health Sciences
• University of Cape Coast

To be able to offer pharmacy in any of these schools, one must have studied GENERAL SCIENCE or its equivalent from a secondary school or college.

Next is to meet cutoff points and other requirements particular to each institution.

Some schools may organize an entrance exam and interview for prospective candidates.

Currently, the Undergraduate pharmacy degree offered in these schools is the Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) degree which runs for 6 years, an upgrade from the just-ended Bachelor of Pharmacy (BPharm) degree which ran for 4 years.

Most pharmacists trained in Ghana have B Pharm. For these pharmacists, they can do a top-up course for 2 years to obtain the PharmD degree.

Upon successful completion of the Pharmacy degree, you're required to sit and pass the Ghana Pharmacy Professional Qualifying Examination (GPPQE) which consists of a written part and an interview.

This examination is for all who have graduated with a PharmD or Master of Pharmacy (MPharm) degree in Ghana and abroad and have met the requirements of the Pharmacy Council.

An induction follows for those who have passed and registered with the Pharmacy Council and become licensed pharmacists and members of the Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana.

I hope this helps.
You can ask any questions in the comments and I will gladly answer them.

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I got inducted yesterday as a Licensed Pharmacist and Member of the Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana (MPSGH). The onus lies on me to reach as many people as I can with my knowledge and experience in this noble profession.

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