[e-drug] Nutrition in health care, any role for pharmacists? (4)

["Norman Nyazema" <nznyazema@yahoo.com>]

E-DRUG: Nutrition in health care, any role for pharmacists? (4)
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Dear Rabecca,
As pharamacologist I do interact with both pharmacists and nutritionits. I teach and train both groups pre- and in-service. I have come to the conclusion that some aspects of pharmaceutical sciences e.g pharmakonitecs need to be incorporated into the curriculum for the nutritionists. The pharmacy student needs in turn, to be exposed to clinical nutrtion i.e nutritional therapy. In fact I could go as far as saying all health professionals. 
Nutritional issues are never really taken seriously except by nutritionists/dieticians.
Ask any one of the groups, the diffrence between a drug and a nutrient. You will be amazed.

Regards

Norman

Norman Z. Nyazema
University of the North
South Africa
nznyazema@yahoo.com