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Written by Pharm. Peter Gbuchie High blood pressure which can also be called hypertension is an important health issue we all need to pay attention to, which includes everyone. It is encouraged for people to know their pressure numbers as early diagnosis is important in hypertension management to prevent complications. Hypertension is a silent killer because in the early stage of the disease the patient does not feel any discomfort unlike diseases like malaria which usually presents with fever, headache, nausea and vomiting. Bringing it down to the level of a lay man to understand this concept, imagine you connecting a pipe to a tank to let water flow into a bucket, for water to flow through the pipe a pumping machine will be introduced, now looking at this scenario you can liken the pumping machine to your heart, while the pipe are your blood vessels, then the water flowing through is the blood. You will agree with me that if the pumping machine pumps water with a high pressure, overt

 Written by Pharm Peter Gbuchie. History was made in Eket LGA in Akwa Ibom state as Members of the Association of Community Pharmacists, Nigeria (ACPN) in Eket zone under the umbrella body of Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) made a visit to Qua Iboe Church Secondary School, Eket on Friday, 22nd of October, 2021. The Principal, Mr Evans Ekpedeme welcomed the Pharmacists and gave the go ahead for the senior class students to assemble in the school chapel to kick start the event by 11am. The events started with an opening prayer after which Pharm Nkori kept the students active. Pharm Donatus  Adigom who moderated the events gave an outline of the the activities to be conducted. The first talk was given by Pharm Rita Elijah, she intimated the students on Career paths in the Pharmacy Profession, she highlighted the meaning of a Pharmacist,the duties of a pharmacist and the different areas one can practice in the profession. This was indeed an insightful lecture. The next lecture was