Post on 13-Jan-2022
Addington Hospital Pharmacy
Glittering banner designed by Yajna Ramraj, CSP
and Rajen Pillay, Senior Pharm. Asst.
PamphletsPatients were delighted with the variety of pamphlets that were
available in English, Afrikaans and isiZulu
On Site Tours
• Patients were invited to scheduled on sitetours of the :
• Manufacturing Dept• Tablet Repacking Dept
by Chief Pharmacist Assistant Steven Pillay
• Aseptic Services Dept by Chief Pharmacist
• Outpatient Dept by Chief Pharmacist
Are you using your devices correctly?? by Mrs K Hoosen Nasal Sprays
Eye DropsEar dropsInhalers
Insulin pensSuppositories
WINNING POSTERwas also available
in isiZulu
Natural May Not Mean Safer by Miss N. Balgobind
WINNING POSTER
Interactions with and danger of“Natural Medicines” were highlighted
Storage and Disposal of Medication by Mrs S Govender
WINNING POSTER
Your Medicine CabinetSafe Storage And Disposal ofExpired,Contaminated,UnwantedPrescription and non PrescriptionMedication.
Informative Drug Dependence Poster by Miss K.Nasrullah
Hypertension by Mrs J Siveraj Prithipal
Complianceby L.Mbatha
The significance of patient compliance was discussed at great length with
all patients !
Tuberculosis by Miss N Nkumane
The DOTS programme was encouragedamongst the affected and infected
Drugs in Pregnancy by Mrs J Siveraj Prithipal
Gavin Manley, a pharmaceutical company representative educating patients on the use of a
glucometer.
Daily bilingual lectures were delivered by Pharmacy Interns
Antibiotic resistance Reporting side effectsDrug interactions
Disposal of expired and unwanted drugs-Brown Bag Campaign
Focus on children • Coloring in book was used
to make a poster –Medication tips for childrenthat was used for talks to parents in wards and CHOPD, and in the primary schools
• Art competition- “How I see my pharmacist” being judged by Dr Hurst-Hospital Manager, Addington Hospital
• Lectures to school children –”Pharmacy as a career.
Outreach programmes-Geriatric Homes
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