IRPA core committee meeting will be held on 19th July 2013 at Mathura (U.P.).On 20th July we will meet the leaders of AIRF & NFIR at Delhi,same day from Delhi we will return to our respective stations this meeting is very important.
M.Revathi
GS/IRPA
Secunderabad
M.Revathi
GS/IRPA
Secunderabad
may i know the issues to be discussed in the meeting going to be held on 20th july 2013
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Deletehere by iam posting an letter wrote by IPA gs to Ministry of Health for approval and implementation:
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Sh. Ghulam Nabi Azad
Hon’ble Union Health Minister
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Delhi
Sub.: Violation of Pharmacy Act and Drugs & Cosmetics Act in Hospital Wards – Reg.
Respected Sir,
As per the Pharmacy Act 1948 & Drugs and Cosmetic Act 1940, it has the provisions that medicines to a patient can be dispensed only by a registered pharmacist on the prescription of a registered medical practitioner. These two acts restrict any other person to dispense medicine including nurses.
According to Section 42 of Pharmacy Act, no person other than a registered pharmacist shall compound, prepare, mix, or dispense any medicine on the prescription of a medical practitioner and whoever contravenes these provisions shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine not exceeding one thousand rupees or with both.
According to Section 65 Drugs and Cosmetics Rules of Drugs and Cosmetics Act:
Section 65 (i) Any drug Shall, if compounded or made on the licensee’s premises be compounded or made under the direct and personal supervision of a registered pharmacist.
Section 65(ii) The supply, otherwise than by way of wholesale dealing, of any drug supplied on the prescription of a registered medical practitioner shall be effected only by or under the personal supervision of a registered pharmacist
Sir, I would like to draw to your kind attention that no hospital (pvt. or govt.) have even a single pharmacist posted in a ward. Medicines in hospitals wards are stored and dispensed by nurses and other staff of hospitals. It is very surprising that work of pharmacist is done by nurses and other hospital staff when there is shortage of nurses and enough availability of registered pharmacists.
A Registered Pharmacist is a qualified person who practices in pharmacy focusing on safe and effective medication use. He is trained for dispensing and knows every aspect of medicine (i.e. storage condition, drug interaction, side effects, drug-food interaction, bioavailability of medicine etc.).
Therefore, to prevent violation of Drugs and Cosmetics act, and Pharmacy Act and to prevent any error in dispensing pharmacists should be appointed in all govt./pvt. Hospital wards round the clock.
Thanking you,
Yours faithfully
BHUPENDRA KUMAR
General Secretary,IPA
Copy to
His Excellency, The President of India, for information with the humble request for immediate necessary action in this regard.
Hon’ble The Prime Minister of India, for information with the humble request for immediate necessary action in this regard.
Hon’ble The Chief Justice of India, for information with the humble request for immediate necessary action in this regard.
Smt. Sonia Gandhi, Chairperson, National Advisory Council, for information with the humble request for immediate necessary action in this regard.
Drug Controller of India, for information with the humble request for immediate necessary action in this regard.
President, Pharmacy Council of India, for information with the humble request for immediate necessary action in this regard.
Health Minister, All States for information with the humble request for immediate necessary action in this regard.
All is well can we add by IRPA in our play ground of work actively.
Deletesome of the demand put for improvement of pharmacy profession by IPA are as follows:
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2. Diploma in Pharmacy should be closed and in service Pharmacist having Diploma in Pharmacy should be upgraded equivalent to B. Pharma by the post basic Course as decided by PCI.
3. Minimum Qualification as Registered Pharmacist should be B. Pharm.
4. There should time bound promotion channel up to Director of Pharmacy.
5. Non- Dispensing Allowance as compared to NPA to Doctors and Nursing allownce to nursing personnel should be given.
6. Recruitment of Drug Controlling Officer should be follow the CGS rules ie. 50% Direct and 33% by Promotion and 17% by LDCE amongst Chief Pharmacists/ Pharmacists or by Deputation/ absorption basis.
7. Charter duties of Pharmacist/ Chief Pharmacisst / Pharmacy Officer/ Drug Controlling Officer etc. should be framed.
8. There should provision of ’Continuing Pharmacy Education’.
9. We should placed out from the cadre of Para-Medical.
10. There should increase in Authorization/ Sanction of post of Pharmacist at PHC level /chief pharmacist at CHC level and Drug Controlling Officer at tehsil level may be appointed.
MEETING SHOULD BE FRUITFUL TO ALL IRPA NOT TO SOME ONES..
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