PROF. RAYMOND A. TETTEH

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Prof. Raymond A. Tetteh is an accredited Clinical Pharmacy tutor practitioner with specialty in Infectious diseases, Pharmacotherapy, Pharmacoepidemiology, Pharmacovigilance and Pharmaceutical Policy Analysis. He worked at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital from 1988 to 2019, moving through the grades of Pharmacist to Consultant Clinical Pharmacist. He qualified as a pharmacist from the Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Bucharest, Romania in 1987 and later obtained an MSc in Clinical Pharmacy from the Robert Gordon University (Aberdeen) in UK, 2001. After accreditation as a tutor practitioner by the RGU, he started lecturing in three Schools of Pharmacy on a part-time basis (UGSOP, KNUSTSOP, and CUSOP). He retired in 2019 and joined Central University on a full-time basis following 10 years of adjunct lectureship.

Prof. Tetteh is a Fellow of the Ghana College of Pharmacists as well as the West African Postgraduate College of Pharmacists. He has served on the Pharmacy Council of Ghana and led the Government and Hospital Pharmacists Group (GHOSPA) as Chairman for so many years. He completed a PhD program in 2018 at the Utrecht University in the Netherlands under the auspices of the WHO.  He is an examiner of the Ghana College of Pharmacists and the West African Post Graduate College of Pharmacists and is presently the Dean of the Central University School of Pharmacy

Basic Information
Name: Prof. Raymond Ashalley Tetteh
Designation: Associate Professor
Department: Department of Pharmacy Practice
Institutional Email: rtetteh@central.edu.gh
Office Location: Deans Office, School of Pharmacy

Academic Qualifications/Education:

  • Ph.D., Pharmacoepidemiology, Drug Safety, Pharmaceutical Policy Analysis University of Utrecht, 2018, The Netherlands
  • M.Sc., Clinical Pharmacy, Robert Gordon University, 2001
  • M.Sc., Pharmacy, University of Bucharest, Romania, 1987

Research Interests

  • Social, Clinical and Public Health Research-Chronic diseases-HIV, Hypertension, M
  • Pharmaceutical Policy Analysis, Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug safety

Publications

  • Edmund Tetteh Nartey, Peter Puplampu, Raymond Ashalley Tetteh, Vincent Boima, Vincent Ganu et al. (2023) Impaired Kidney Function and Associated Factors in Patients Attending HIV Clinic at Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra, Ghana. J HIV AIDS Infect Dis 10: 1-14
  • Nartey ET, Tetteh RA, Anto F, Sarfo B, Kudzi W, Adanu RM (2023) Risk of hypertension in adult patients on antiretroviral therapy: a propensity score matching analysis. HSI Journal 4 (2):540-549
  • Apenteng, J.A., Agyepong, N., Tetteh, R.A., Asante, J., Yeboah, E.E.A., Turkson, T., Sarpong, E., Akoto, V.A. and Danquah, T.S. (2023) Prevalence and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Patterns of Escherichia Coli and Salmonella Typhi Isolated from Meat and Fish Samples from Selected Markets in a Metropolis and District in Ghana. Advances in Infectious Diseases, 13, 675-691.
  • Nartey ET, Tetteh RA, Anto F, Sarfo B, Kudzi W, Adanu RM. Hypertension and Associated Factors among Patients on HIV Antiretroviral Therapy at Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital. Journal of AIDS & Clinical Research. Volume 12:9, 2021
  • Tetteh RA, Nartey ET, Yankey BA, Mantel-Teeuwisse AK, Leufkens HG, Dodoo A, Lartey M. Tenofovir – Associated Renal Toxicity in a Cohort of HIV- infected Patients in Ghana. BMC Research Notes. July 2019: 12(1);445

 Professional Memberships

  • Member, Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana (PSGH)
  • Member, Academic Research and Social Pharmacist Association (ARSPA)
  • Member, Community Practice Pharmacists Association (CPPA, Ghana)
  • Fellow of Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana (FPSGH)
  • Fellow of the West African Postgraduate College of Pharmacists
  • Fellow of the Ghana College of Pharmacists (FGCP)
  • Examiner of both Colleges of Pharmacy

Courses Taught

  • Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics I, II, III – (Level: 300, 400) UG
  • Community Pharmacy – (Level: 200) UG
  • Hospital Pharmacy – (Level: 400) UG
  • Pharmacoepidemiology/ Drug Safety – (Level: 500) UG
  • Pharmacokinetics – (Level: 400) UG
  • Experiential Pharmacy – (Level: 100, 200, 300, 400 and 500) UG
  • PharmD top-up Courses (Pathophysiology & Pharmacotherapy I, II, III)

Projects and Grants

  • Expert Committee Member, National Standard Treatment Guidelines
  • Technical Working Group Member, NACP

Outreach and Engagement

  • Pharmaceutical Sector Skills Development Body Representative for Central University 2020 (COTVET)
  • PrEP-Prevention of pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV Infection (NACP) TWG 2024
  • Community Pharmacy outreach lectures for the lay public on communicable and non-communicable diseases. 2001-2024
  • Consultancy, Examiner for the Ghana College of Pharmacists, 2015-2024
  • Consultancy, Examiner for West African Postgraduate College of Pharmacists, 2025
  • Residents Review Committee. West African Postgraduate College of Pharmacists. 2020-2024

Additional Roles / Responsibilities

  • Dean, School of Pharmacy, Central University
  • Chairman of the School of Pharmacy PharmD Top-up and Experiential Educational Committee
  • Chairman of the committee for the development of postgraduate programs for the School of Pharmacy
  • Chairman of the White Coat Ceremony Committee, School of Pharmacy (2022 to 2024)

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