# \[e-drug\] Wrong diagnosis and poor nursing (cont'd) **URL:** \ **Category:** e-drug\ **Created:** [August 30, 2001, 10:17pm UTC](https://talk.edrugplus.org/t/e-drug-wrong-diagnosis-and-poor-nursing-contd/12267 "2001-08-30T22:17:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mojoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/848f3c/32.png) [@mojoo](https://talk.edrugplus.org/u/mojoo)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2001, 10:17pm UTC](https://talk.edrugplus.org/t/e-drug-wrong-diagnosis-and-poor-nursing-contd/12267/1 "2001-08-30T22:17:54Z")
E-drug: Wrong diagnosis and poor nursing (cont'd) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Where are the pharmacists in these institutions? The pharmacist should be able to provide guidance on all aspects of drug use including administration. Pharmacists in Africa (at least in Kenya) need to move away from the dispensing window, away from being providers of products into participating in patient management. The pharmacist ought to take responsibility if drugs are not administered accordingly, stored properly ETC. I recognise that pharmacists may be in short supply but one pharmacist can do rounds in several health institutions and do our job instead of leaving all to the nurse. We have a role to play in this aspect. Dr Mary Milcah Atieno Ojoo Chief Pharmacist; Gertrudes Garden Childrens Hospital P O Box 42325 Nairobi, Kenya Tel: 254 02 763474-7 fax: 254 02 763281 E-mail: mojoo@gerties.org -- Send mail for the `E-Drug' conference to `e-drug@usa.healthnet.org'. Information and archive [http://satellife.healthnet.org/programs/edrug.html](http://satellife.healthnet.org/programs/edrug.html) Mail administrative requests to `majordomo@usa.healthnet.org'. For additional assistance, send mail to: `owner-e-drug@usa.healthnet.org'.