The Higher National Diploma (HND) in Dispensing Technology is a program designed to build upon the earlier Dispensing Technician (DT) Certificate program.

It was introduced to enhance the capacity of graduates in terms of performance and to meet the demands of pharmaceutical industries, such as hospitals and community pharmacies1.

Components of the Programme

Students in this program undergo courses in dispensing of medicines, prescription reading, identification of prescription errors, hospital and community pharmacy practice, pharmaceutical microbiology, analytical chemistry, organic and medicinal chemistry, basic pharmacognosy, physiology, pharmacology and therapeutics, basic first aid, management, and store-keeping.

Additional mandatory courses include communication skills, computer literacy, African studies, statistics, and entrepreneurship.

Employment Opportunities

Graduates of this program are employed by the Ministry of Health as Pharmacy Technicians and are regulated by the Pharmacy Council