Adhere to the standards of practice, call the over-the-counter drug vendors | General news

OTC vendors have had to pay to ensure that their services meet quality standards in the delivery of health care.

Addressing the 15th Congress of the Volta Regional Branch of the Association of Nonprofit Medicine Practitioners (OTCMPA) in Ho, the Deputy Regional Director of Pharmaceutical Services, Dr. Divine Azameti, said that adherence to quality service delivery standards would allow members to provide good care to citizens.

Dr. Azameti asked members to focus on their attitudes, ethics, functions, roles and skills in order to properly empower the management and administration of medicines.

He also advised them to update their knowledge of the current policies and protocols for referring patients and clients to hospitals, as they are "first on the baseline scale".

Congress

The theme of the congress, "The Role of OTC Healthcare Practitioners in Health Care in Ghana", brought together pharmaceutical companies such as Tobinco and Kinapharma, members of the Regional Pharmaceutical Council, members of the Volta Association and the United States. Oti regions and students of the Hygiene School Ho.

Authorization

Addressing the attendees, the badociation's national president, Alhaji Hbadan Carbo, urged over-the-counter drug vendors who are not allowed to carry on their activities to obtain the required authorization in order to do not challenge the rules of the badociation.

"If you believe you are a practitioner, you do not have to operate your shop without a license and without the approval of the Pharmacy Council," he said.

Alhaji Carbo said the badociation had more than 15,000 members, adding that efforts were underway to establish a permanent secretariat to improve the functioning of its operations.

Mr. Theophilus Ricky Dzadey, Acting President of the Volta Region, revealed that the badociation had licensed a thousand candidates from the region but that only 400 appeared to be actively engaged as drug sellers in the region. free sale.

He said it was important that the badociation continue to work hard to attract new members and end the threat of drug trafficking in the country.

As part of the conference, new regional leaders were elected and inducted.