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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