The department of clinical pharmacy aims to develop students’ expertise in medication use and patient care. The key objectives of this department are to train, in collaboration with other departments in the faculty, students at the undergraduate level to become pharmacists who would provide patient-centred pharmaceutical care, apply evidence-based medicine principles, foster interprofessional collaboration and communication, conduct impactful clinical research, and develop leadership and ethical professionalism.
At the postgraduate level, the objectives of this department are to:
- Produce pharmacists with advanced knowledge and skills to promote rational use of medicines and advance professional practice.
- Exposes students to the scientific and clinical basis that influences patient care and professional development.
- Make candidates function in different practice settings, as well as teaching and research institutions, on successful completion of the programme.
Academic Programmes
The department offers undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in clinical pharmacy and biopharmacy. Undergraduate students are exposed to pharmacy clerkships and externships. Postgraduate students conduct innovative research.
Research Areas
- Pharmaceutical Care
- Medication outcomes and safety
- Pharmacogenomics and personalised medicine
- Medication therapy management (MTM)
- Clinical trials and pharmacology
- Pharmacy practice and health policy
- Patient education and adherence
- Broader and specialised areas (geriatrics, Mental health, Implementation science, Specific disease states)
Facilities for Student Training
Training at the department is harnessed with three fully equipped strategic laboratories:
- The Pharmacy Practice Laboratory
- Drug Information Centre
- The Biopharmacy Wet Lab
The Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, Sagamu; some general hospitals in Ogun State; and a host of community pharmacies in Sagamu and its environs serve as real-time training grounds for our students.
Departmental Organogram
Professor Uchenna Ifeyinwa Helen EZE
uche.eze@oouagoiwoye.edu.ng
ORCID ID: -0000-0002-1611-2416
Google Scholar Citation: 408; H-index:10; i10-index:11
+2347060627667
Professor Uchenna Ifeyinwa Helen EZE is a renowned academic, pharmacist, and researcher at Olabisi Onabanjo University, Sagamu Campus, Sagamu, Nigeria, she has extensive expertise in clinical pharmacy, pharmaceutical care, patient outcomes research, pharmacoepidemiology, and public health.
At Olabisi Onabanjo University, Professor Uche Eze currently heads the Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Biopharmacy, plays a pivotal role in teaching, mentoring, and supervising undergraduate and postgraduate students while actively contributing to research that bridges academia, clinical practice, and policy. Over a distinguished career, more than seventy peer-reviewed publications have been authored and co-authored by her in respected national and international journals, significantly advancing knowledge in rational drug use, pharmacotherapy outcomes, pharmaceutical care, and health-related quality of life.
Her research output continues to influence evidence-based decision-making, particularly in resource-limited healthcare systems, and has provided robust frameworks for evaluating drug utilization, treatment cost-effectiveness, and patient-centered pharmaceutical care and healthcare improvement in special populations (elderly and pregnant women) in in resource-limited settings.
Professor Eze also serves as a peer reviewer and editorial board member for several professional journals and is an active member of professional organizations including the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN), West African Postgraduate College of Pharmacists (WAPCP), International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR), and American Public Health Association (APHA). Professor Eze continues to contribute meaningfully to national and international scholarship.
Recent Publications
- Irenitemi, E. O., Ola-Olorun, O. J., Usifoh, S. F., Jegede, A. O., Eze, U. H., & Fajemirokun, T. O. (2025). Use of technology in undergraduate pharmacy education in selected universities in southern Nigeria. Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research, 24(8), 1041–1048.https://doi.org/10.4314/tjpr.v24i8.9
- Ahaneku, P. U., Ogbonna, B. O., Onwuchuluba, E. E., Osuafor, N. G., Ekeoma, L. N., Ighorodje, A. E., Anetoh, M. U., Eze, U. I. H., Okpalanma, N. N., Mba, O. J., Nnamani, M. N., Osigwe, C. C., Eze, A. S., Umeh, I. B., Ejie, I. L., Adenola, U. A., Okoronkwo, N. A., Ezenekwe, L. N., Nduka, I. J., & Daniel, E. U. (2025). Prevalence, uses and factors affecting psychoactive substance use among undergraduates in a Nigerian University. African Research Journal of Medical Sciences, 2(1), 31–44. https://doi.org/10.62587/AFRJMS.2.1.2025.31-44
- Eze, U. I. H., Eze, M. S. C., Iheanacho, C. O., & Igbinaduwa, P. (2024). Cardiovascular risk assessment of the general population at a community pharmacy setting. Pharmacy Education, 24(1), 348–355. https://doi.org/10.46542/pe.2024.241.348355
- Iheanacho, C. O., Tugbobo, A. O., & Eze, U. I. H. (2024). Pharmaceutical care in mental health: Pharmacists’ barriers, collaborations, attitudes, and perceptions. Hospital Pharmacy, 59(4), 444–452.https://doi.org/10.1177/00185787241229177
- Iheanacho, C. O., Akhumi, T. F., Eze, U. I. H., & Ojieabu, W. A. (2023). Prevalence and predictors of Type 2 diabetes complications: A single centre observation. African Health Sciences, 23(3), 308–317.https://doi.org/10.4314/ahs.v23i3.37
- Ogbonna, B. O., Nwokoye, F. O., Onwuchuluba, E., Eze, U. I. H., Osuafor, N. G., Ohiaeri, I., Nwafor, M. N., Okechukwu, R. C., Ejieh, L. I., Okpalanma, N. N., Mmaduekwe, H. N., Umeh, I. B., Ezenekwe, L. N., Uzodinma, S. U., Okeke, A., Anetoh, M. U., Adenola, U. A., Maduabuchi, I. R., Omuta, M., Egere, E. C., Nnamani, M., & Onwuma, M. U. (2023). Physicians and pharmacists perspective of clinical pharmacy practice, services, perceptions and barriers in a secondary and a tertiary hospital in Southeast Nigeria. CPQ Medicine, 14(2), 01–15.
- Eze, U. I. H., Adeniji, B. A., & Iheanacho, C. O. (2023). Lifestyle, vulnerability to stress and prevailing health conditions of ambulatory older patients in a care facility. African Health Sciences, 23(1), 553–564.https://doi.org/10.4314/ahs.v23i1.58
Academic Staff
Dr SA Saka: Associate Professor of Clinical Pharmacy. ajibola.saka@oouagoiwoye.edu.ng. Orcid ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5521-4282 Google scholar citation: 248; h index: 8; i10-index: 5 (+234 8055448123)
Dr. F Sanusi. Senior Lecturer: sanusi.fatimah@oouagoiwoyw.edu.ng (+2348059228516)
Technological Staff
1.Mr Eddy Simeon James, Assistant Chief Technologist, james.eddy@oouagoiwoye.edu.ng (+2348032289035)
2. Mrs Adebayo Olufunmilayo Odunola, Senior Lab Supervisor adebayoo;ufunmilayoOO@gmail.com (+2348032139122)
Non-Academic Staff
Mrs Oluwole Abosede Abimbola, Chief Secretarial Assistant oluwoleabosede1@gmail.com (+2348063801957)
Mrs Olatunji Sidikat Bamidele, Clerical Officer, (+2347037135226)
Contact Information
- Address: Faculty of Pharmacy Complex, Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Sagamu Campus.
- Email: cpb@oouagoiwoye.edu.ng
- Office Hours: Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM