E-drug: Pharmacy Profession in Kenya (cont'd)
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Dear Prof. Kibwage,
In the system in the Netherlands, pharmacists obtain the right to
dispense after completing a full pharmacist education. This basically
means (compared to the American system) a Pharm D degree.
After a university degree (equivalent to a masters, 4-5 years), another
1-1.5 year must be completed, partially in practice, to obtain the
pharmacist degree. One can, however, not be an owner with the mere
pharmacist degree, and has to complete another 2 years to get fully
licensed.
The assistant pharmacist in the Netherlands take 3 years
non-university education at a college level. They must work under
supervision of a pharmacist, but may dispense without a pharmacist
being on the premises. The pharmacist must ensure that the
assistant-pharmacists are properly instructed and they supervise the
assistants by checking all dispensed prescriptions daily. Additionally,
within Dutch pharmacy all acts of assistant-pharmacists have to be
double checked by a colleague or e.g. bar coding systems. Because
the assistant-pharmacists are trained to dispense and not to interpret
the treatments, they would in our system not be allowed to have an
independent license.
Foppe van Mil
Foppe van Mil, PhD, Pharm D.
Pharmacy practice consultant
Margrietlaan 1, NL 9471 CT Zuidlaren, The Netherlands
Tel: +31 50 4094333. Fax +31 50 4090732
Email: jwfvmil@wxs.nl
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