Pharmacists watchdogs to ensure genuine drugs

National Pharmacists Day and awards to encourage pharmacists to be announced soon.

GN Bureau | July 9, 2010



As a salute to pharmacists, the government will soon be instituting a National Pharmacists' Day, health minister Ghulam Nabi azad revealed at a seminae on pharmacy education here on Friday.

He said that the pharmacists are not only dispensers of good quality and cheap medicines but are also watchdogs to counter the menace of spurious drugs in the country. A national award will be instituted for pharmacists on the lines of B C Roy for doctors and Florence Nightingale award for nurses

President Pratibha Patil inaugurating the seminar, called, ‘Recent Trends in Pharmacy Education and Practice’, said that pharmacy education should be constantly revised and updated to meet tomorrow’s challenges. She added that there should be awareness about the role of pharmacists in the healthcare delivery.

The seminar was organized by the Pharmacy Council of India (PCI) which regulates pharmacy education and profession in the country. It is a statutory body governed by the provisions of the Pharmacy Act, 1948 passed by the Indian parliament.
The PCI is celebrating its 60th anniversary.
 

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