As I look back...
My observation since 1970:
1. Pharmacist avoid to serve in the hospital dispensary as they pose as Drs in outer community.
2. They are dissatisfied for not getting store posting.
3. They are not seen serving in chemist shops
4. Pharmacists in the Drugs control department pamper the proprietors and medical officers and seldom support pharmacists.
5. Pharmacists in faculty never escalate the need to modernize and field orient the course content.
6. PCI has no soul that could rise a voice for the pharmacists and is bussy to research new courses.
7. National pharmacists NGOs have no time to show concern for pharmacists amidst their 7 star lifestyle.
8. Pharmacist less Chemist and dispensaries , faculty less pharmacy colleges are flourishing.
9. State council Registrars, presidents and members have no basic knowledge of the office procedure and their duties and responsibilities.
We agitate and demand others to fix our problem !
POV : Bhagwan PS
These are the problems... Talk about the solutions sir.. What should be the role of a Pharmacist on handling a PRESCRIPTION in hospitals or in retails???
Sir I respect you and your thoughts.. Things are changing and will change,and this could be done only by us Pharmacists, what we need is the unity. For example,,have you ever heard a doctor saying an other doctor's fault???
Aranik Sarkar Wrong analogy. Unlike them we are still in 1935 era with MareriaMedica.
Aranik Sarkar It is just a job. Recieve Read it and dispense what is prescribed. If you can't read or if you find any issue take it the doctor and follow what he says like a Good boy. 🎉
Pharmacist in Production, Teaching or as Drug Inspector or in other administration professions are not call as "PHARMACIST".. Common people come to know the role of Pharmacist only in hospitals and in retail medicals,,so if we improve here then only we improve our value and respect.
Aranik Sarkar They are selected to the post by virtue of their Pharmacist qualification.
Pharmacy practice regulation 2015 may be it's answer to some extent. However, there is no any willingness or pressure to implement it. On one side we are promoting pharmacy practice (face to face patient - pharmacist interaction) and otherside online pharmacy (virtual interaction or interaction with delivery boy). one profession but diverse agendas is our professional practice.
DrAtmaram Pawar Sir, I am to inform you that the said PPR2015 is just a book in the college library.
👉🏼 PPR2015 has neither Administrative value nor legal value.
👉🏼 It doesnt carry any reference section or clauses of Pharmacy Act or Drugs Act.
👉🏼 No authority can take any action as per PPR2015.
Above all, PCI has no locus standi to bring out such document.
If it wanted, PCI should have proposed amendment to both the Acts.
If PCI is honest and supportive to the profession how come its representitive in DTAB supported curtailment of exclusive entitlement of pharmacists serving in health sector?
Since PCI is being ruled only by teachers it thinks that progress can be achieved through books and letters. 😄
What a tragedy 😭
DrAtmaram Pawar Sir, Regarding Pharmacy practice, what is that Practice is a confusion.
Clinicians, Administrators and Public - None can understand the term as easily as Med oui cal Law and Accounts practices to accept.
'Service' would be more apt.
Who can Interact with patient? D, B, M Pharm or PharmDs.?
A person under treatment under a Clinician is deemed to be under contract and Clinician takes care for any eventuality. Interception for what ever reason is objectionable if the service is not recognised by the NMC or at least permitted by the Medical attendant.
Bhagavan PS . Yes. Agree. Our role should be established well. With again big no. of pharm d college without proper hospital exposure is delaying in proving us as clinical pharmacists. But there are hopes. Few good pharmd depts are highly appreciated by medical practitioners . Few months past, Dean of Bharati hospital has called special meeting for appreciation of our dept and now the hospital have 6 pharmd on their role. In other case Interns went for 3 months to Breach candy got appointment as drug safety officer, first time such appointment the hospital... we should keep hopes and promote our role.
DrAtmaram Pawar Yes sir I am aware of it.
With due regards I place before you the legitimate questions.
Compared to the No of Colleges and No of PharmDs that have come out and would be comming out this here and there invisible oasis matters little.
My fundamental questions are:
1. Whether ground study was made before starting the Courses like :
a. Situation / Site study and Analysis and What were the findings?
b. Identification of black spots / Areas where technical care is lacking or failed - Gap analysis. - What is the report?
c. Need analysis as per Population census, Patient census, Fecility and Infrastructure census and Logistic Volume? - Report?
2. Was there any Official interactions with Medical Council and DGHS needed input from them and cadre creation in H&FW department.?
3. Is it sufficient if only Pharm D is appointed?
Dont they need a department with Technical and Secretarial support?
Whats the proposal from PCI to the Government.? Was that proposal a comprehensive one?
If all these exercises were to have been done methodically this situation wouldn't have arised.
With no history of efforts and no sign of ongoing strategic efforts how our Pharmacists should keep hope and how long.
Bhagavan PS yes.. needs systematic working.. previous leaders have created path..it need to strengthen and streamline
DrAtmaram Pawar
Thank you sir for agreeing on the need of systematic working.
Such systematic working happens automatically if Government office manual is adopted.
👉No file can be opened without a request letter or a proposal.
👉The file asks who has requested or proposed? what his profile?, purpose /objective, Who are beneficiaries and who are stakeholders.
👉The file notings provides scope and limitations in taking decisions and also tells whose consent / opinion is to be taken.
👉🏼Thus, the Office procedure as per Government office manual makes everyone work with knowledge and responsibility unlike working for President, Member, Secretary etc that puts accountability, answerability on every functionaries as each functionary has to read the file, understand the subject and flow towards the logical result.
👉🏼Any body in the line can rise queries that needs to be answered before proceeding further.
This is time-tested system and all councils should adopt.
Why Council needs Office Manual?
A systematic accountable working happens automatically if Government Office Manual is adopted.
👉No file can be opened without a request letter or a proposal.
👉The file asks who has requested or proposed? what his profile?, purpose /objective, Who are beneficiaries and who are stakeholders.
👉The file notings provides scope and limitations in taking decisions and also tells whose consent / opinion is to be taken.
👉🏼Thus, the Office procedure as per Government office manual makes everyone work with knowledge and responsibility unlike working for President, Member, Secretary etc.
👉🏼That puts accountability, answerability on every functionaries as each functionary has to read the file, understand the subject and allow the issue move towards the logical result.
👉🏼Any body in the line can rise queries that needs to be answered before proceeding further.
👉🏼This is time-tested system and all councils should adopt to ensure Transparency, Accountability to avoid delay and prevent injustice.
👉🏼Every issue including even a leave letter should be processed in the file.
Lets understand that even ATM does processing of inserted card before delivering our Money😄.
jai Hind 🇮🇳
