Pharmex 2013 - Preserving Your Health: A Remedy For Excellence

“Preserving Your Health: A Remedy For Excellence” was the theme for this year Pharmex. Pharmex which stands for Pharmacy Expo was one of the events that held by pharmacy student during the Convocation Expo (ConvEx). The booth was on starting from 19^th till 22^nd September 2013 from 9am to 5pm. 120 students were involved in this community project. The estimated visitors to our booth were around 700.

The mainly focus of this project was to create awareness among the public regard their health issues, give the information about their medications, exposing our profession and role as pharmacist to the public and creating a good relationship with the community. By the end of the event, the entire objectives achieve!

And of course, the special mascot on the first day!!

The materials exhibited can be divided into 5 categories, which are: 

1. Clinical Pharmacy
2. Pharmaceutical Technology
3. Drugs Education
4. Herbal Pharmacy and Traditional Medicine
5. Veterinary Pharmacy

Clinical Pharmacy section gave the student experience in carrying the health screening to the community. The tests carried out are: 

• Body Mass Index (BMI), Body Fat Mass (BFM) and Visceral Fat Area (VFA)
• Blood Pressure Test (BP)
• Waist-hip Ratio (WHR)
• Glucose test
• Cholestrol test. 

With only RM 6, all tests are covered! Plus they can have the counseling session with the expert; lectures and not to be forgotten the 4^th year students. 

In Pharmaceutical Technology section, students showed their skill by preparing the dosage preparations in public and gave explanations on the ingredients used. 

Besides, they also portrayed their care on animals by exhibiting domestic pets, increase public knowledge on keeping pets in Veterinary Pharmacy section.

Students who participated, gained priceless experiences and able to get into the community. In the nutshell, this event not only benefits the community, but also preparing us as the future pharmacist to be. Good job everyone!

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PHARMATRADE 2013

The long await Pharmatrade had came back! It was held during USM convocation week that took place on the 19^th to 22^nd September  2013. 

The booth was opened from 9am until 10pm. This event involved about 111 pharmacy students in their first and second year.

The objective of this event were mainly to educate the pharmacy students about entrepreneur skills and improve their personal development such as communication skills and confidence  when interact with the others. It will also gave them chances of learning more about healthcare products and linked it with their  profession as an all rounders pharmacist in the future. 

As for the theme of the event, it is given “The Best Choice For A Better Life ”. A very attractive theme indeed! Variety of great healthcare products and supplements were being sold and marketed. They were even offered a 15% discount for every products!

Those days were exhausting and tiredness took over the committees but they still felt  energetic in promoting and explaining the usage as well as the benefits of each products to the public. Customers from all walks of life came and bought it either for themselves or their family. 

We would like to thank all lecturers, staffs and students that visit Pharmatrade booth and supporting the event by buying the products. Congratulations also to the project director, Nur Safinaz Mukhtar and all Pharmatrade committees for your hard work. No pain, no gain. Hope that the event will always be successful in the future.  

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