Mary F. Oni

@Awedathefirst @OluwayomiEbuno2 Congratulationssss Dr. Aweda 🎊👏🏾

After 8 years in Ibadan, I was officially inducted into the veterinary profession yesterday, March 25th, 2026. It’s now Dr. B.D Aweda, Doctor of Veterinary Medicine(Ibadan) Grateful to God Almighty, my parents, family, friends, and the entire university community for being part of this journey. 📸: @ElishaAjiboye__ 🥼@BankoleDelight

In the UK, Pharmacists, nurses and optometrists can assess, diagnose and prescribe medicines within their core competencies if they go through the independent prescribers course. Where did some folks on this app get the idea that pharmacists can’t diagnose or prescribe?

As a licensed, clinically trained pharmacist practicing in Nigeria, I need to correct your post directly because it spreads misinformation that can harm public understanding. Calling pharmacist-led consultations “quackery” is simply wrong. Quackery refers to untrained and unlicensed practice. Pharmacists are regulated by the Pharmacists Council of Nigeria under the Pharmacy Council of Nigeria Act 2022. We undergo years of structured training, complete internships, and maintain continuous professional development. That is not quackery, it is regulated healthcare practice. You also claim pharmacists don’t assess patients properly. That’s inaccurate. Clinically trained pharmacists are taught structured patient assessment, including symptom history, red-flag identification, and evidence-based decision-making for minor ailments. Not every condition requires lab tests or hospital-level examination. Suggesting otherwise shows a misunderstanding of basic primary care principles. On prescribing, your position is outdated. Pharmacists already manage medications, counsel patients, and guide therapy daily. Expanding prescribing for minor ailments is not a radical idea, it is already standard in countries like the United Kingdom and Canada, where it improves access, reduces healthcare burden, and maintains safety. Nigeria is moving in the same direction through evolving national policies. It is also important to address your subtle dismissal of professional titles. A Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D) is a doctoral degree. Those who have earned it are fully entitled to be addressed as “Doctor” in professional contexts. This is not an assumption or imitation of another profession, it is recognition of an academic and clinical qualification that has been rigorously obtained. What your argument ignores is reality. Nigeria has a severe healthcare workforce shortage. Community pharmacies are often the first and most accessible point of care. When patients walk into a pharmacy for malaria, allergies, or minor infections, they are not bypassing care, they are accessing it. Yes, there are bad actors, but that exists in every profession. You don’t define a profession by its worst examples. The real problem in Nigeria is weak enforcement against unqualified providers, not licensed pharmacists practicing within their competence. Framing pharmacists as “impersonating doctors” doesn’t protect patients, it limits access to care and fuels unnecessary professional conflict. Modern healthcare is built on collaboration, not territorial thinking. Pharmacists are not the problem. We are part of the solution, especially in a system where patients need timely, accessible, and evidence-based care. If the goal is better healthcare, then the focus should be on stronger policies, better collaboration, and proper regulation, not misinformation.

Day 1 of Internship at NAFDAC 🤭❤️

Big update for Nigerian dentists interested in the US! 🇺🇸 Starting July 1, 2026, a new pathway opens in Indiana that allows foreign-trained dentists to practice… but not exactly as dentists. Here’s what you need to know. #Thread RT

Leaned in and walked in faith for this moment for many years… and now, it’s time to brag about the God of my journey ✨ Exactly one week ago {03-03}, I was inducted into one of the most noble professions. Dr. Mary Funmilayo Oni, Pharm.D, mPSN #GlobalPharmacist #UnleashedValue

@MDGCONSTRUCTIO2 Thank youuuu 😊🙏🏾

@the_toyormae Congratulations 👏

@therealFadaca @Official_TeeBee Thank youuuu 😊🙏🏾

@the_toyormae @Official_TeeBee Congratulations, Mary

@Official_TeeBee Tobiiii 🤭🙌🏾 Thank youuuu 😊🙏🏾

@the_toyormae Star girl ❤️

@jesusbaby_97 Thank youuuu 😊🙏🏾

@the_toyormae Congratulations 🎉🎈🎊

@Hasken_Duniya Thank youuuu 😊🙏🏾

@the_toyormae Congratulations, Doc 🎉

@andthewatersons Thank youuuu 😊🙏🏾

@the_toyormae Congratulations 🎉

@Grace_Emenikee Thank youuu Dr. Emenike! The most humble scholar liveth 😄😍 Thanks for the flowers

@the_toyormae Congratulations, Dr. Mary!! 💐🌹

@taiwo__oni My namieeeee 🤩😌😍🙌🏾 My Excellent Teeeeee! The BGS herself Congratulations to youuuu

@the_toyormae Congratulations, Star girl! 🤩

I am deeply proud of myself for thriving and not giving up, even when the odds seemed to be winning. Those flowers aren’t aesthetics, I did have my flowers 💐 😅 and I am still taking some more.

@theOfficial_ibk Congratulations IBK 👏🏾 Well deserving

@claracrocs As the Day approaches, I’m celebrating a new chapter in my journey as a newly inducted PharmD, a proud step into service, innovation, and impact. To fully launch into this mission of building for women and enhancing productivity, I’d love to have this empowering tool: an iPad.

On Sunday is International Women's Day. If you're a woman, say what you need in the comments, and a woman will meet you at the point of your need.

Got inducted into the pharmacy profession today. 100L- 2.47 200L- 3.03 300L-3.46 400L-3.63 500L-3.85 600L-3.96 CGPA at graduation: 3.34/4 coupled with two distinctions. Distinction in Social and Administrative Pharmacy Distinction in Pharmacognosy and Herbal medicine.

Reintroducing 🤩🤩 Dr Oluwayomi Ebunoluwa Dorcas (Pharm D, MPSN) - First class honours from University of Ibadan (3.71/4.00) - Best Graduating Student of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Practice - Best Graduating Student of Social and Administrative Pharmacy (A thread🧵)