Pharmaceutical Technology

This is a report of NAPPTON (National Association of Pharmacy Technicians and Pharmaceutical Technologists of Nigeria) meeting that was held on Thursday 20th of June 2019. Firstly, The Executives were welcomed to the their first ever meeting with NAPPTON and we were acknowledged to introduce ourselves. Alot was said about the challenges being faced by the technicians and technologists from the PCN. Secondly, The NAPPTON Chairman (Pharm tech. Akintona Otemuyi) addressed the meeting and said so many things. He (Pharm tech. Akintona Otemuyi) talked about the State meeting of NAPPTON which is every third (3rd) Thursday of every month. He talked about NAPPTON WEEK which will hold on the 2nd week of October 2019. He talked about COMMUNITY PRACTICE which actually means that technicians/technology will have the access to open a Pharmaceutical Store. He said alot has been done Inorder achieve this but there's one bill remaining to be signed that it has been passed already and ...

INTRODUCTION TO LOW BLOOD PRESSURE Low  Blood Pressure, also called HYPOTENSION is when the Blood Pressure low enough, that the flow of blood to the organs of the body is inadequate and symptoms and/or signs of low blood flow develop. Low blood pressure might seem desirable, and for some people, it causes no problems. However, for many people, abnormally low blood pressure (hypotension) can cause dizziness and fainting. In severe cases, low blood pressure can be life-threatening. A blood pressure reading lower than 80 millimeters of mercury (mmHg) for the top number (systolic) or 60 mm Hg for the bottom number (diastolic) is generally considered low blood pressure.   What is low blood pressure and what does the numbers mean on the sphygmomanometer? Blood pressure is the force exerted by circulating blood on the walls of blood vessels. It constitutes one of the critically important signs of life or vital signs, which include heart rate, breathing, and temperature. Bl...