The Gulf Medical University (GMU) College of Pharmacy is running the Clinical Pharmacy Department at Thumbay University Hospital to ensure rational drug use.

 

Pharmacists have a long history of discovering and manufacturing medicines. Clinical Pharmacy is a relatively new area of practice of pharmacists. Pharmacists work with doctors and nurses to provide direct patient care in rational drug use. 

 

With clinical expertise pharmacists recommend and modify right medicines to inpatients and outpatients.

 

Five preceptors of the College who were practicing as clinical pharmacists in Thumbay Hospital Ajman is transferred to Thumbay University Hospital. Faculty with license is joining the team to provide clinical pharmacy services. Three new faculty are joining the College from USA, Australia, and UAE to strengthen the clinical pharmacy team.

 

The following services are offered by the Department of Clinical Pharmacy:

*Counsel the patients on appropriate use of medicines, achieve best treatment outcomes, and prevent adverse drug events;

*Work as an integral part of clinical team at hospital to ensure high quality medication management with safe, effective and affordable care;

 

This Academic Health System is providing unique opportunities for Pharmacy students in Gulf Medical University to be trained in their on-campus 350-bed hospital under the supervision of their preceptors and faculty. Quality clinical pharmacy education at GMU is developing next generation of smarter pharmacy workforce with clinical skills.-- Tradearabia News Service