Pharmacy Council of India proposed to the principal secretary, Health or technical education of all states and union territories that M.Pharm pharmacy practice to be included as qualification for clinical pharmacist besides Pharm.D.
The Pharmacy Council of India (PCI) is a statutory body working under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Government of India, New Delhi. It is constituted under the Pharmacy Act, 1948 to regulate the profession and practice of pharmacy in the country.
PCI notified the Pharmacy Practice Regulations in 2015 and Pharmacy Practice (Amendment) Regulations, in July 2021.
In January 2022, PCI held the 357th meeting of the Executive Committee and decided to recommend the Council to include M.Pharm (Pharmacy Pharmacy) as one of the qualification under para 3. (i) of Pharmacy Practice Regulations, 2015 as notified in the Gazette of India, No.276, Part III - Section 4, dt.5.7.2021 i.e. the following amendment be done in the Pharmacy Practice Regulations-2015.
PCI have invited comments of the State Governments / Union Territories on the enclosed proposed amendment within 3 months of issuance of this letter as required under sub-section (3) of section 10 of the Pharmacy Act, 1948 to enable the PCI to take further action in the matter.
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