It is high time that some gap-analysis is done in the legislated Acts and Rules to make it apt to the current situation.
Example: Registered Pharmacist certificate is given under Pharmacy Act to accord all privileges in practice of pharmacy.
Drug license is given under D & C Act to the Reg Pharmacist to SELL / DISTRIBUTE' drugs There is no term like 'CHEMISTS & DRUGGIST' in any Act.
We find all retail licensed outlets carrying bold board CHEMISTS & DRUGGIST!
A Reg Pharmacist cannot put up a board 'PHARMACY' unless he compounds and dispenses.
Actual compounding and dispensing as defined in the Act is obsolete .
Actual compounding and dispensing as defined in the Act is obsolete .
All pharmacists except the ones who are actually at the retail counter talks of patient counseling. But neither the Act says so nor the doctors expect the pharmacist to counsel. The patient on his part doesn't know what to expect from the chemist other than the dispensed drugs.
Legislation doesn't support the pharmacist but is in place to cow-down the pharmacist
Pharmacy profession today have lots of confusions. And this confusion is not at all in favor of pharmacists. Theoretically a pharmacist is an important part in health system but in Indian health policy we do not find even mention of word pharmacist. Pharmacist is believed to be expert in medicines but no one treat him as an expert (whatever may be the reason). It is said that pharmacists practice profession of pharmacy but in actual they do not act or treated as professionals.
Pharmacy profession today have lots of confusions. And this confusion is not at all in favor of pharmacists. Theoretically a pharmacist is an important part in health system but in Indian health policy we do not find even mention of word pharmacist. Pharmacist is believed to be expert in medicines but no one treat him as an expert (whatever may be the reason). It is said that pharmacists practice profession of pharmacy but in actual they do not act or treated as professionals.
