So many regulatory bodies and governing bodies in pharmacy education: whims of my mind

PCI(Pharmacy Council Of India) and AICTE(All India Council for technical education) are the governing bodies in the pharmacy education , keeping in mind the compounding and dispensing as well as the technical aspects involved in Pharmaceutical Engineering .

Now with the advent of Pharm D course in pharmacy, which is clinically oriented 6 years course in pharmacy and the syllabus is designed such as  first 3 years are same as B.Pharm ( compounding and dispensing oriented) and next 2 years are same as MD Pharmacology (medically and clinically oriented) and 1 year of internship in an attached (minimum- 300 beded) hospital , one may expect MCI (medical council of India) to get into the thick of the things/matters.

As it requires an affiliation with a  hospital( minimum 300 beded), to get approval for an pharmaceutical institute from PCI to conduct the course , one must expect MCI(medical council of India) also to get involved as a regulatory and governing body.

PCI governs courses like : D.Pharm
                                         B.Pharm
                                        Pharm D and Pharm D(PB)

AICTE governs courses like : B.Pharm( jointly with PCI)
                                              M.Pharm

Now one must expect AICTE,PCI and MCI may jointly govern : Pharm D and Pharm D(PB)

But no, its not a rational thinking on my part. MCI will get involve only when the course is a medical one or may be when the professional doctor is dealing with a body part.
So, its fair enough that MCI is not involved into these matters.

                                             

PHARMACIST IN HEALTHCARE/PHARMACARE

PHARMACIST IN HEALTHCARE.

Unless Indian healthcare service and infrastructure is made inclusive of pharmacy and pharmacists service, there is no scope for pharmacist in healthcare

Monopoly-is this the motto behind delayed subject addition issue?

Who are the stakeholders for pharmD(PB)? Who will protect our rights ?who will see our benefits are taken care ofinstead of thinking about others/PharmD , let us think about ourselves /PharmD(PB).Once you are happy then only you are able to keep others happy isnt it?one official association should be made there concerning the benefits of PharmD(PB) and for the protection of rights of pharmd(PB) students, who will take care of any issues related with PharmD(PB).whats ur say?Any talk related with the betterment of pharmD(PB) students should be encouraged here.Friends,my opinions are entirely my own and I can recommend them. I agree with you on some of the points u made here on this post, but my issue is that there should be some uniformity through out the country regarding the syllabus of a PharmD/PharmD(PB) curriculum.thats all i have to say.When I paid an amount as fees in my college to get some degree and study a curriculum, i just want to make it sure that i get the best out of it. My concern is only that the fundamental, basic ,core subjects like pathophysiology, hospital Pharmacy and community pharmacy must get added in the PharmD(PB) syllabus,this year before i pass out. I am not blaming entirely to organizations like PCI and universities for this.When I took admission in PharmD(PB), I was ignorant about this syllabus issue, but now today when i came to know about this, i want to rectify it and make other pharmD(PB) students like me ,aware about the same. However I guess some blame also goes to the abovesaid parent organizations, as when they are launching and approving a course, they should ensure that all is well, because i expect an organization's vision should be much broader than an individual's.It seems as if the Pharm- D (PB) syllabus has been structured by some beheaded ghost. However as they say you are responsible for your own life. I am not against PharmD regular, I wish them all the best and all the luck. But I am worried about myself and PharmD(PB) syllabus . There is nothing wrong in it!!!Now a days when it snows or rains, 5% of people go outside and play and enjoy it ; while 95% make a Facebook status about it.
Purpose is get aware and do something about the issue, just dont sit there doing nothing.
On pharmaceutical events and on Facebook also I see students worrried and talking about trival issues like putting prefix " Dr" infront of their name in internship or after getting degree.
all tactics to mislead students from real issue. It doesnt matter whether they write PharmD or doctor of pharmacy in degree, ultimately you remain a pharmacist.
My opinion:The real issue is they dont want to add the mentioned subjects in other universities except in deemed universities like JSS and Manipal, who dont depend on others to add any subjects in their syllabus. Thats why their fees is exceptionally high in comparison to other universities and colleges . For pharmD(PB) 3 yrs course ,they ask 9 lakhs as fees. And Dr B.Suresh who is South Indian himself, had his whole schooling, gradution and postgraduation in Mysore,South India, is also Principal of the JSS college as well as Chairman of JSS univ,who also happens to be the PCI president.They want to create monopoly and enjoy the exclusive status of colleges/universities with advantages of having additional subjects. The more delay it gets for years,the more these exclusive universities enjoy this benefit.Quote:You can tell monopoly is an old game because there is a luxary tax and rich people can go to jail.Quote : Power corrupts, absolute power absolutely.

High-Risk Drugs

High-Risk Drugs

"High risk medicines are those medicines that have a high risk of causing significant patient harm or death when used in error.- Google search

Although errors may or may not be more common than with other medicines, the consequences of errors with these medicines can be more devastating" - Google search.

"A – Antimicrobials

P – Potassium and other electrolytes, psychotropic medications

I – Insulin

N – Narcotics, opioids and sedatives

C – Chemotherapeutic agents

H – Heparin and other anticoagulants

S – Safer systems (e.g. safe administration of liquid medications using oral syringes)

Methods to reduce error include strategies such as:

👉 improving access to information about these drugs

👉 limiting access to high risk medications

👉 using Tallman* lettering to differentiate high risk medications

using auxiliary labels and automated alerts

👉 standardising the prescription, storage, preparation, and administration of these products."

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*Tallman lettering:

1.acetaZOLAMIDE vs. acetoHEXAMIDE.

2. buPROPion vs. busPIRone.

3.chlorproMAZINE vs. chlorproPAMIDE.

5.clomiPHENE vs. clomiPRAMINE.

6. cycloSERINE vs. cycloSPORINE."

- Google search.

Pharmacists should recollect their lessons on Routes of Administration, Times of Administration, LASA drug names and Importance of Administration by Medical attendant or under Medical supervision.

Identifying and self regulating them by Retail Pharmacists looks highly imminent Now in Public Interest.

Attn. #Pharmacists &

          #DrugsInspectors