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Dr Ogochukwu Augustina Meko

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Email: Click to show Meko's Email Address Birthday: 21st October
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Website or LinkedIn URL: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/ Gender: Male
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Biography: Meko Ogochukwu Augustina is a pharmacist with multi-disciplinary capabilities. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy from Madonna University, Elele, Rivers State. She is familiar with the public and private sector health systems and has worked in government, non-governmental and faith based organisations in several states in Nigeria.
Faculty/Department/Unit: Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical technology Rank: lecturer I
Research Interest: micro/nano drug delivery, transdermal drug delivery, drug formulations
Educational Qualifications: • Bachelor of Pharmacy (B.Pharm), 2011 Madonna University, Elele, Rivers state.
• Doctor of pharmacy (Pharm D), 2019 University of Benin, Benin-city.
• Msc Pharm, 2019 University of Benin, Benin-city.
Universities Attended: • Bachelor of Pharmacy (B.Pharm), 2011 Madonna University, Elele, Rivers state.
• Doctor of pharmacy (Pharm D), 2019 University of Benin, Benin-city.
• Msc Pharm, 2019 University of Benin, Benin-city.
PhD Pharm, 2024 University of Benin, Benin-city.
Publications: RESEARCH (6) OUTPUTS
1. Meko OA,Eraga SO, ArhewohMI(2020). Transdermal delivery of metoclopramide using eucalyptus oil and shear butter. African Journal of Pharmaceutical Research & Development. 12 (2): 1-9.
2. Meko O.A, Oduma V.K, Eraga S.O, Arhewoh M.I (2020. Formulation and Evaluation of Fast Disintegrating Tablets of Diclofenac Potassium Using Pleurotus tuber-regium Powder. International journal of pharmacy and pharmaceutical Reserch. Vol. 20 (1): 218-231.
3. Meko OA, Mudiaga-Ojemu BO, Ubah CP, Eraga SO, Iwuagwu MA (2018). Investigation into the use of acid modified millet (Pennisetumglaucum) starch mucilage as tablet binder. Journal of Science and Practice of Pharmacy. 5 (2): 267-274.
4. Eraga SO, Meko OA, Arhewoh MI, Williams MB and Iwuagwu MA (2017). A comparative physicochemical evaluation of microcrystalline cellulose derived from cassava stem using two methods in metronidazole tablet formulations. Journal of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology. 7(2): 78-82.
5. Eraga SO, Meko OA, and IwuagwuMA (2018).Evaluation of xerogels of cassava and cocoyam starches as dry granulation binders and disintegrants in directly compressed paracetamol tablet formulations.P harmaceutical and Biomedical Research. 4(4): 19-24.

6. Eraga S, I. Arhewoh M, A. Meko O (2020). Evaluation of Transdermal Formulations of Metoclopramide Prepared Using Arachis Oil and Liquid Paraffin as Permeation Enhancers. Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Research. 6(3): 213-222.
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=RVue-4MAAAAJ
Skills: Experimental research, laboratory skills and analytical methods, tutoring, Research, pharmaceutical formulation, presentations and public speaking, higher Education leadership, entrepreneurship.
Registered Date: 29th May 2024 at 04:09:09 PM
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