Pharmacy
SERVICES PROVIDED
The Pharmacy Department is charged with the responsibilities of providing pharmaceutical care services to our teeming patients. The department has reasonable number of pharmacists who are well trained to handle patient oriented care, involving aspects of pharmaceutical care, dissemination of drug information, monitoring of medication regiments of patients and pharmacovigillance, and assisted by other technical and support staff.
The department has experienced an increase in work load of 32% between 2016 and 2017 resulting from increased accessibility of drugs by our teeming patient under the leadership of the Chief Medical Director (Dr. M.B. Alhassan).
The department provides medication services to all in patients and out patients and in addition consultation services to out-patient involving aspects of counseling, and nutrition guide support services where applicable.
The department has secured the approval of the Pharmacists Council of Nigeria to serve as Centre for Internship Training of pharmacy graduates and now precepts intern pharmacist.
PROPOSED DRUGS TO BE USED IN NATIONAL EYE CENTRE KADUNA AS HOSPITAL FORMULARY
AMOEBICIDES/ ANTIFLAGELLATE
DRUG | DOSAGE FORMS |
Metronidazole | Infusion 500mg/100ml
Suspension 200mg/5ml Tablet 200mg, 400mg |
Secnidazole | Tablet 2g |
Tinidazole | Tablet 500mg |
ANALGESIC/ ANTIPYRETIC
DRUG | DOSAGE FORMS |
Paracetamol | Injection 300mg /2ml
Syrup 125mg Tablet 500mg |
Pentazocin | Injection 30mg/ml |
Piroxicam | Capsule 20mg
Injection 10mg/ml |
ANTI- ALLERGIC/ ANTI- HISTAMINE
DRUG | DOSAGE FORMS |
Antazoline/ Tetrahdrozoline
Antallerge® Ocullerg ® |
Eye drop 0.05%/ 0.04% |
Cetirizine | Syrup 5mg
Tablet 10mg |
Chorpheniramine | Syrup 2mg
Tablet 4mg |
Ketotifen
Eyediten® Kaytifen® |
Eye drop 0.035% |
Loratadine | Syrup 5mg
Tablet 10mg |
Naphazoline/Zinc sulphate/ Chlorpheniramine
Microsol® Zinchlor®
|
Eye drop 0.05%/ 0.12%/ 0.01% |
Olopatadine
Bondpatadine® Opatanol® |
Eye drop 0.1%/ 0.2% |
Sodium Cromoglycate
Eyegylcate® Ivycrom® |
Eye drop 2% |
ANTI- ANAPHYLACTICS
DRUG | DOSAGE FORMS |
Adrenaline hydrochloride | Injections 1mg/1ml |
Epinephrine | Tablet |
Hydrocortisone | Cream 1%
Injection 100mg |
ANTI- ASTHMATIC AGENT
DRUG | DOSAGE FORMS |
Aminophylline | Injection 25mg/ml
Tablet 100mg |
Beclomethasone dipropionate | Inhaler |
Flunisolide | Inhaler |
Salbutamol | Inhaler
Nebules Syrup 2mg/5ml Tablet 2mg, 4mg |
Theophylline | Tablet 125mg, 250mg |
ANTI-BACTERIAL
DRUG | DOSAGE FORMS |
Amoxicillin | Capsule 250mg, 500mg
Suspension 125mg |
Amoxicillin/ Clavulanic Acid | Suspension 156mg.25, 228.5mg, 312.5mg
Tablet 375mg, 625mg, 1g |
Azithromycin | Capsule 250mg
Suspension Tablet 500mg |
Cefixime | Tablet 200mg, 400mg
Suspension |
Ceftazidime
Fortwim® |
Injection 1g |
Ceftriaxone
Rocephin® |
Injection 1g |
Cefuroxime | Injection 500mg, 1g
Suspension 125mg Tablet 250mg, 500mg |
Cephalexin | Capsule 500mg
Suspension 125mg, 250mg |
Chloramphenicol | Capsule 250mg
Eye drop 0.5% Eye ointment 1.0% Suspension 125mg/5ml |
Ciprofloxacin
Ciloxan® Ciproeye® Eyecipro® |
Eye drops 0.3%
Eye ointment 0.3% Infusion 500mg Tablet 500mg |
Clarithromycin | Suspension 125mg
Tablets 500mg |
Clindamycin | Capsule 500mg |
Co-trimoxazole | Suspension 240mg/5ml
Tablet 480mg, 960mg |
Doxycycline | Capsule 100mg |
Erythromycin | Eye ointment 0.5%
Suspension 125mg Tablet 500mg |
Gentamycin | Eye drop 0.3%
Injection 80mg |
Levofloxacin | Tablets 500mg |
Moxifloxacin
Ketomox® Moloxan® |
Eye drop 0.5% |
Ofloxacin
Floboid® Quinflocin® |
Eye drop 0.3% |
Tetracycline | Capsule 250mg |
Tobramycin
T-mycin® Tobrex® |
Eye drop 0.3%
Eye ointment 0.35 Injection |
Vancomycin | Injection 1g |
ANTI- CONVULSANT
DRUG | DOSAGE FORMS |
Carbamazepine | Tablet 200mg, 400mg |
Diazepam | Injection 5mg/ml
Tablet 5mg, 10mg |
Paraldehyde | Injection |
ANTI-DIABETICS DRUG
DRUG | DOSAGE FORMS |
Glibenclamide | Tablet 5mg, 10mg |
Glimepiride
Amaryl® |
Tablet 2mg, 4mg |
Insulin | Injection 40IU, 100IU |
Metformin | Tablet 500mg, 1000mg |
Pioglitazone | Tablet 30mg |
ANTI-EMETICS
DRUG | DOSAGE FORMS |
Metoclopramide | Injection 5mg/ml
Syrup 5mg/5ml Tablet 10mg |
Ondasetron | Injection 2mg/ml
Tablet 4mg |
Promethazine | Injection 25mg/ml
Syrup 5mg/ml Tablet 25mg |
ANTI-FUNGAL AGENTS
DRUG | DOSAGE FORMS |
Econazole | Eye drop 2% |
Fluconazole
Flucamed® |
Capsule 50mg, 100mg, 200mg
Eye drop Suspension 50mg/5ml |
Griseofulvin | Suspension 125mg
Tablet 500mg |
Ketoconazole | Cream 35g
Tablet 200mg |
Natamycin | Eye drop 5% |
Nystatin | Oral Suspension 100,000 IU/ml
Pessary 100,000 IU |
Voriconazole | Eye drop 1%
Injection 1mg |
ANTI- GLAUCOMA
DRUG | DOSAGE FORMS |
Betaxolol
Betoptic® |
Eye drop 0.5% |
Brimatoprost | Eye drop 0.03% |
Brimonidine
Brimopress® Druphagan® |
Eye drop 0.2% |
Brimonidine + Timolol | Eye drop 0.03%/ 0.5% |
Brinzolamide
Azopt® |
Eye drop 1% |
Brinzolamide + Brimonidine | Eye drop 1%/ 0.2% |
Dorzolamide | Eye drop 2% |
Dorzolamide + Timolol
Cosopt® Dorzoptol® Midozol® Misopt® |
Eye drop 2%/ 0.5% |
Latanoprost
Drulatan® Lasphere® Oculatan® Xalatan® |
Eye drop 0.005% |
Latanoprost + Timolol
Lasphere-T® Xalacom®
|
Eye drop 0.005%/ 0.5% |
Pilocarpine | Eye drop 2%, 4% |
Travaprost
Micropost® Pravacet® Travatan® |
Eye drop 0.004% |
Travaprost + Timolol
Duotrav® T-Bet® |
Eye drop 0.004%/ 0.5% |
ANTI- HELMINTICS
DRUG | DOSAGE FORMS |
Albendazole | Suspension 100mg/5ml
Tablet 200mg |
Mebendazole | Suspension 100mg/5ml
Tablet 100mg |
Ivermectin | Lotion 0.5%
Tablet 3mg Cream 1% |
Praziquantel | Syrup 2mg/ml
Tablet 6oomg |
ANTI-HYPERTENSIVE
DRUG | DOSAGE FORMS |
Alpha- methyldopa | Tablet 250mg, 500mg |
Amiloride+ Hydrochlorothiazide | Tablet 5mg/50mg |
Amlodipine | Tablet 5mg,10mg |
Atenolol | Tablet 50mg,100mg |
Bendrofluazide | Tablet 5mg |
Lisinopril | Tablet 5mg, 10mg |
Losartan | Tablet 50mg, 100mg |
Nifedipine | Suppository
Tablet 20mg, 30mg |
Propranolol | Tablet 10mg, 40mg |
Valsartan | Tablet 80mg,160mg |
ANTI-INFECTIVE/ ANTI-INFLAMMATORY ANGENTS
DRUG | DOSAGE FORMS |
Chloramphenicol/ Dexamethasone | Eye drop 0.5%/ 0.1% |
Chymotrypsin + Trypsin | Tablet |
Ciprofloxacin/ Dexamethasone
Dexcipro® Sphex® |
Eye drop 0.3%/ 0.1% |
Dexamethasone
Ocudex® |
Eye drop 0.1%
Injection 4mg |
Dexamethasone/ Neomycin/ Polymyxin B
Dexatrol® Maxitrol® |
Eye drop 0.1%/ 0.35%/ 6000IU
Eye ointment |
Fluromethalone | Eye drop 0.1% |
Ofloxacin/ Dexamethasone
Quinflocin Plus® |
Eye drop 0.3%/ 0.1% |
Prednisolone | Eye drop 1%
Tablet 5mg Injection 500mg |
Tobramycin/ Dexamethasone
|
Eye drop 0.3%/ 0.1%
Eye ointment |
Triamcinolone | Injection 40mg/ml |
ANTI-INFLAMMATORY/ ANTI-NEOPLASTIC (DERMATOLOGY)
DRUG | DOSAGE FORMS |
Betamethasone | Cream 25g |
Betamethasone + Neomycin | Cream 30g |
Clotrimazole | Dermal Cream
Pessary Vaginal Cream |
Hydrocortisone | Cream 25g |
Methyl-Salicylate | Cream 35g |
Methyl-Salicylate + Diclofenac | Cream 35g |
ANTI-MALARIA
DRUG | DOSAGE FORMS |
Artemether | Injection 80mg/ml |
Artemether + Lumefantrine | Suspension 20mg/120mg
Tablet 20mg/120mg, 80mg/480mg |
Artesunate + Amodiaquine | Tablet 100mg/ 270mg |
Chloroquine | Injection 322.5mg
Syrup 50mg/5ml Tablet 250mg |
Dihydroartemisinin + Piperaquine | Suspension 20mg/160mg
Tablet 20mg/160mg, 40mg/320mg |
Quinine | Injection 300mg
Syrup 100mg/5ml Tablet 300mg |
Sulphadoxine + Pyremethamine | Suspension 500mg/25mg
Tablet 500mg/ 25mg |
ANTI- MIGRAINE
DRUG | DOSAGE FORMS |
Ergotamine | Tablet 1mg |
Ergotamine tartrate/ Caffeine | Tablet 1mg/ 10omg |
ANTI-NEOPLASTIC AND IMMUNOSUPRESSIVE AGENTS
DRUG | DOSAGE FORMS |
Carboplatin | Injection 450mg/45ml |
Cisplatin | Injection 50mg |
Etoposide | Injection 100mg |
Fluorouracil | Injection 500mg |
Mitomycin- C | Injection 10mg |
Vincristine | Injection 1mg |
ANTI- TUSSIVES/ EXPECTORANT/ MUCOLYTICS
DRUG | DOSAGE FORMS |
Bromhexine | Syrup 4mg/5ml |
Cough expectorant | Syrup |
ANTI-VASCULAR ENDOTHELIA GROWTH FACTOR
DRUG | DOSAGE FORM |
Aflibercept | Injection 2mg |
Ranibizumab
Lucentis® Patizra ® |
Injection 0.5mg |
CRYSTALLOIDS SOLUTION
SOLUTION | DOSAGE FORMS |
Dextrose in water 5% | Infusion 500ml |
Dextrose saline | Infusion 4.3%/500ml, 5% /500ml |
Normal saline | Infusion 0.9% 500ml, 0.9%/ 1ltr |
Ringer’s lactate | Infusion |
CONSUMABLES
ITEMS | DESCRIPTION / SIZE |
Blood giving set | |
Cotton wool | 500g |
Crepe bandage | 2”, 4”, 6”, |
Examination gloves | |
Eye patch | |
Gauze | 500g |
IV Cannula | 24G
22G 20G 18G |
IV Giving set | |
Methylated spirit | 95% v/v |
Needle | 21G
23G 25G 27G |
Plaster | 1”, 2”, 3”, 4”, 6” |
Surgical gloves | 6.5, 7, 7.5, 8 |
Syringe / needle | 2ml
5ml 10ml 1ml Insulin |
IMMUNOSUPPRESSANTS
DRUG | DOSAGE FORMS |
Cyclosporine | Eye drop 2% |
Tacrolimus | Eye drop ointment 0.03% |
LIPID REGULATING DRUGS
DRUG | DOSAGE FORMS |
Atorvastatin | Tablet 10mg, 20mg, 40mg |
LOCAL ANAESTHETICS / GENERAL ANAESTHETICS
DRUG | DOSAGE FORMS |
Bupivacaine | Eye drop 0.5% |
Halothane | Inhalation solution |
Isflourane | Inhalation solution |
Ketamine | Injection 10mg/ml, 50mg/ml |
Lidocaine | Injection 1%, 2% |
Nitrous oxide | Inhalation Gas |
Proparacaine | Eye drop 0.5% |
Propofol | Injection 500mg/50ml |
Proxymethacaine | Eye drop 0.5% |
Tetracaine
Amethocaine® |
Eye drop 0.5% |
MYDRIATICS/ CYCLOPLEGICS
DRUG | DOSAGE FORMS |
Atropine | Eye drop 1%
Eye ointment 1% |
Cyclopentolate | Eye drop 1% |
Cyclopentolate/ Phenylephrine | Eye drop 0.5%/ 2.5% |
Homatropine | Eye drop 2% |
Phenylephrine | Eye drop 2.5% |
Tropicamide
Drucamid® Mydriacyl® |
Eye drop 1% |
Tropicamide/ Phenylephrine | Eye drop 0.8%/ 5% |
NON- SPECIFIC ANTIDOTES
DRUG | DOSAGE FORMS |
Activated charcoal | Tablet
Powder Granules |
NON-STEROIDAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS
DRUG | DOSAGE FORMS |
Allopurinol | Tablet 150mg, 300mg |
Diclofenac
Dicloeye® |
Eye drop 0.1%
Tablet 50mg, 100mg Injection 75mg |
Diclofenac + Cholestyramine
Flotac® |
Capsule 75mg/ |
Diclofenac + Misoprostol | Tablet 75mg/ 200mcg |
Flurbiprofen
Ivyflur® Kerob® |
Eye drop 0.03% |
Ibuprofen | Tablet 200mg, 400mg
Suspension 100mg/5ml |
Ketorolac | Eye drop 0.5% |
Naproxen | Tablet 500mg |
Nepafenac
Nekatap® Tevanac® |
Eye drop 0.1% |
OCULAR DIAGNOSTIC AGENT
DRUG | DOSAGE FORMS |
Fluorescein Sodium | Strips 1%
Eye drop 0.5% |
OSMOTIC AGENT
DRUG | DOSAGE FORMS |
Mannitol | Infusion 10%, 20% |
Sodium chloride | Eye drop 0.5% |
PEPTIC ULCER DISEASE DRUGS
DRUG | DOSAGE FORMS |
Cimetidine | Tablet 200mg, 400mg |
Lansoprazole | Capsule 30mg |
Magnesium Trisilicate | Tablet
Suspension |
Omeprazole | Capsule 20mg, 40mg
Injection 40mg |
Rabeprazole | Capsule 20mg |
Ranitidine | Tablet 150mg, 300mg
Injection 25mg/ml |
SCABICIDES
DRUG | DOSAGE FORMS |
Benzyl benzoate | Emulsion
Lotion |
Permethrin | Cream
Lotion |
TEAR DEFICIENCY/ LUBRICANTS
DRUG | DOSAGE FORMS |
Hydroxyl methyl propyl Cellulose
Aquatears® Hypomer gel® Ivymoicell® Tear naturalle® |
Eye drop 0.3%
Eye gel 5gm |
Hydroxyl propyl methyl Cellulose | Eye drop |
Polyvinyl Alcohol | Eye drop |
Sodium Carboxymethyl Cellulose | Eye drop 0.5% |
Sodium Hyaluronate | Eye drop |
VITAMINS/ HAEMATINICS
DRUG | DOSAGE FORMS |
Ascorbic acid | Injection
Syrup 100mg/ 5ml Tablet 100mg |
B- complex | Syrup
Tablet |
Fersolate | Tablet 200mg |
Folic acid | Syrup 5mg
Tablet 5mg |
High strength vitamin B1, B6, B12
Neurotex® forte |
Tablet |
Multivitamin | Capsule
Syrup |
Vitamin E | Soft gel |
Yeast | Tablet 300mg |
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PROPOSED DRUGS TO BE USED IN NATIONAL EYE CENTRE KADUNA AS HOPITAL FORMULARY

Pharm. A.B. Buhari
B. Pharm., PGDM, DSA
HOD,Pharmacy