How
to become a Pharmacist in Kenya
To
be
a pharmacist in Kenya you have to study Bachelor of Pharmacy degree.
It is a 5yr course. Studying
pharmacy at university will qualify you to work right at the heart of
human healthcare, taking on roles relating to the design and
development of new treatments, prescription and care management, and
generally advising patients on the options available for different conditions.
It is a very
popular and competitive course in Kenya. To be admitted by JAB, you
need an overall grade A or A- in KCSE. You will also need good grades
in Math/ Physics, Biology, Chemistry, English/Kiswahili. The weighted
cluster points for the course are 47 points.
It
is offered in KU, UON and MKU. The fee for the regular students is
27,000-55,000 while the parallel students pay about 400,000 per
academic year.
Graduates
can work in hospitals, pharmaceutical companies, research
institutions, clinical trials of drugs.
Diploma
Courses
You
can do a Diploma in pharmacy or diploma in pharmaceutical technology
if you have mean grade C in KCSE with C in biology, chemistry,
eng/kisw, and math/physics. It takes duration of 3yrs. It is offered
in any medical training institution in Kenya. Currently there are 24
approved institutions in the country licensed to offer diploma in
pharmaceutical technology half of which are privately owned.
The
new pharmacy curriculum will allow credit waivers for diploma holders
who want to do a degree in pharmacy. Currently diploma holders have
to go through the entire degree course work of 5yrs without
considering their initial training and experience. The duration will
reduce to about 2yrs if this new curriculum is implemented.
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