Pharmaceutical Technology

DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACEUTICAL TECHNOLOGY,

AIFPU Afikpo Ebonyi State.

Brief History

The establishment of the department of Pharmaceutical Technology Akanu Ibiam Federal Polytechnic Unwana followed the approval of the proposal for the new department by the Rector Ven. (Dr) Ogbonnia Ibe Enwo. The approval led to the appointment of Dr S.S. Ogundapo from the Biochemistry Option of the department Science Laboratory Technology as acting head of department to oversee the affairs of the new department and work towards NBTE approval in October, 2020. In May 2023, The department underwent its NBTE resource inspection alongside other new programmes in the Polytechnic. The establishment of the department of pharmaceutical technology thus brings to four the number of departments in the school of Science, Akanu Ibiam federal polytechnic Unwana. At inception, the department started with two supporting staff and 3 Academic staff. Currently, the department has over eleven staff and two part time academic staff

Benefits Of Studying The Course

This programme is designed to produce pharmaceutical technicians who will assist in production processes in pharmaceutical and allied products manufacture as well as assist in carrying out identification and quality  tests on such products.

At the end of the programme the diplomates should be able to:

1.1 Assist in production processes in pharmaceutical and allied products manufacture.

1.2 Maintain and install simple pharmaceutical wares.

1.3 Assist in carrying out identity and quality tests on drugs and allied products.

1.4 Obtain information on drugs and other pharmaceutical substances using official reference books.

1.5 Assist in preparing simple extemporaneous medicament in duly recognized pharmacies and hospitals.

1.6 Read and interpret medical prescriptions and when necessary dispense such prescriptions

Entry Requirements

National Diploma

The entry requirement into National Diploma Pharmaceutical Technology programme are as follows:-

1. Admission into ND Pharmaceutical Technology dependent on meeting the set Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) cut-off mark.
2. The JAMB subject Combination for ND Pharmaceutical Technology include Biology, Chemistry, physics and Use of English
3. Five credit level passes in GCE “O” level or Senior Secondary School certificate (SSCE) at not more than two sittings.
4. The five subjects must include English language, mathematics, chemistry, biology and
5. Five credit passes in an NBTE recognized preliminary National Diploma course offered n a Polytechnic or similar post secondary technical institution. The credit passes must include; English language, mathematics, chemistry, biology and physics.

Heads of Department From Inception to Date

Head of Department                                                                                           Date

Dr .Segun Solomon Ogundapo  (Acting HOD)                                    2020-2023

Dr .Segun Solomon Ogundapo   (HOD)                                               2023 till date