INDIAN PHARMACIST ASSOCIATION

We are pleased to announce that we have granted affiliation to

Chattisgarh Pharmacist Association
D.K. Complex, Near Hanuman Mandir, Raipur – 492001.

The details of CPA Central Body Personals are as folows.

Patron:
Shree Kailash Sharma ji

President:
Mr. Ashwini Gurdekar

Vice President:
Mr. Dilip Kumar

Secretary General:
Mr. Sanju Shyam
Mr. Raju Savalkar

Treasurer:
Mr. T.R. Bhagat

State Coordinator:
Mr. Premeshwar Devangar
Mr. Vijay Mehra

In a move that may bring a major change in the overall performances of the working pharmacists in the state, the Kerala State Pharmacy Council (KSPC) is gearing up to strictly enforce section 46 of the Pharmacy Act 1948 from January 2012 onwards, under which no pharmacy outlet will be allowed to work without registered pharmacists dressed in uniforms.

As per the Act, every working pharmacist, whether in government sector or private sector, has to follow the code of conduct prescribed in the act, said K C Ajith Kumar, president, KSPC. He said this is in addition to the reform being implemented by the council by enforcing section 42.

With the implementation of section 46, uniform for pharmacists working in the pharmacies of hospitals and medical shops will become mandatory. No pharmacy outlet will be allowed to work without registered pharmacists dressed in uniforms.

“We have started the programme in certain areas of some districts tentatively, and it will be implemented in all the 14 districts from January onwards. Notices were already issued to all the hospitals, clinics and medical shops. Practical training has also been given to 17000 working pharmacists in a period of 10 months. The state drugs control department has also agreed to co-operate with this mission of the pharmacy council. Soon Kerala will become the first state in the country with all working pharmacists clad in uniforms,” Ajith Kumar told Pharmabiz.

He said the pharmacy council has chalked out a training programme for registered pharmacists and it will commence from March onwards. All the employed and unemployed pharmacists can join the three months program which will provide practical training classes for managing a drug store, retail dispensary, billing and management of clinical pharmacy. All graduates and diploma holders of pharmacy can enrol for the course with a nominal fee.

“The fresh graduates of pharmacy are not efficient to run a pharmacy or retail shop without training. Our advanced training programme will equip them to manage a store and provide the technical know-how required for better clinical and store practices. The first batch of the program will comprise 50 pharmacists and the duration of the course is three months,” the president of the pharmacy council said.

With this goal in view, the pharmacy council has established an institute for advanced training course, and in the end of the course a certificate will be issued to the participants.

As you know that Railway board is not acepting our case regarding the MACP (recently meeting of MACP held between Railway Board and federations)and treating 2800 to 4200 GP as first promotion that means there is know clear cut order of Fast Track Committee and know body is trying to understand the matter according to my view that nothing will be going to be good for us.I have a one idea if you think it is right then we should start it nationwidwe.

According to my view every Pharmacist of this country either a student or Serving in  any organisation should ask a question through RTI from both the ministry DOPT and Finance Ministry regarding the recomandation of Fast track committee.if you think it will good then prepare the question and same question will be asked by every Pharmacist of this country.

Youre views are waiting.

Sandeep Chaurasia
Gorakhpur

Source: Pharmabiz

The government plans to screen the nation’s entire population in next five years for cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes and strokes for early detection and treatment of the ailments, health minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said on Tuesday. He said during Question Hour in the Rajya Sabha

that a pilot project has been launched in 100 districts of 21 states for prevention and early detection of cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes and strokes.

“India will be the first country in the world to screen the entire population in next five years,” he said.

Under the pilot project, the government has provided equipment and human resource for detection and treatment.

“As per the latest estimates of Indian Council of Medical Research, the prevalence of cancer in the country is about 27 lakh,” he said.

The incidence of new cancer cases every year in the country is about 11 lakh and about five lakh people die every year from the ailment, he said.

The government, he said, provides free cancer treatment for people living Below Poverty Line (BPL). Under Rashtriya Arogya Nidhi, up to Rs 1.5 lakh per case is provided as assistance to all BPL patients.

Further, the health ministry gives financial assistance in cases where assistance sought is more than Rs 1.5 lakh in each case. “However, this assistance is available only for BPL patients taking treatment in Government hospitals,” he said.

In addition, financial assistance is given to poor patients up to Rs 50,000 in each case, Azad said adding that during the current year, 2,202 cancer patients have been given financial help.

Source: Hindustan Times

Soruce: Pharmabiz

Delhi on Sunday became the first city in the country to begin screening for the `silent killer` Hepatitis C.

An initiative of the Delhi Government, the screening is being conducted at the Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences (ILBS) in order to prevent the spread of the deadly virus that manifests after 15 to 20 years as Cirrhosis and liver cancer in the infected person.

As a preventive measure, hospitals in the city will soon have the latest specific measure — nucleic acid testing (NAT)– of all blood in order to reduce the residual risk of transmission of Hepatitis C, state health minister A K Walia said Sunday.

He was speaking at a function to mark the 14th World Hepatitis Day organised at ILBS Sunday.

“Since there is no vaccine against this life threatening disease, prevention is the only way left with us. Along with screening and NAT testing we have also decided to provide help of Rs 2.5 lakh to people whose income is below Rs one lakh and who will undergo surgery for liver transplant,” he said.

Dr S K Sarin, Director, ILBS said, “This virus takes 20 years to manifest. Testing blooad for the presence of Hepatitis C began in the year 1997. That is why we are also advising people who have undergone unsafe blood transfusion of any kind before the year 1997 to get themselves screened for Hepatitis C virus.

“A majority of those diagnosed with Hepatitis C are those who have undergone surgery or blood transfusion in the past or taken repeated injections. Health care workers, unsafe blood transfusion and babies born to Hepatitis C infected mothers and people who have undergone surgery in the past are at high risk of hepatitis C infection,” he said.

Source: Zee News

Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) Force has invited application for the post of pharmacist.

The post is Assistant Sub Inspector (Pharmacist).

For details visit

http://itbp.gov.in/Documents/recruitment/Adv%20of%20ASI(Pharmacist%20&%20Lab%20Technician)%20and%20HC%20(Midwife).pdf

Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test (GPAT-2012) will be held on Sunday, 06.05.2012.

For more details visit www.ipa-india.com