Pharmacy regulatory mechanism in the process of tremendous change

Pharmacy regulatory mechanism in the process of tremendous change

Mangalore Today News Network

Oct 17, 2016: Speaking at APTICON 2016, the 21st National Convention of the Association of  APT, Pharmacy Teachers of India held under the auspices of  MCOPS, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal University, Dr A Ramkishan, Deputy Drugs Controller, Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO), New Delhi, said that regulatory body of pharmacy in India is undergoing tremendous change in emphasising quality.


Dr A Ramkishan said that transparency with accountability is the top priority besides affordability with respect to the medicine. He said the regulatory body in India is going towards different direction, which has imbibed online system in almost all its transactions. He said that applications and licenses are received and offered online. The new initiative is expected to bring in many changes. Altogether, the regulatory body has a different vision and mission aiding lots of changes. India, at present, offers medicines to 230 countries and pharmacy is the second largest sector only after IT.

Dr A Ramkishan, stressed on quality education and added that value is essential and it should be preserved at any cost. The poorest of the poor should be taken care and simultaneously, the demands of the globe should be met, he maintained.  Dr C K Kokate, vice chancellor of KLE University, Belagavi, said pharmacy education has been experiencing rapid metamorphosis in the last decade. It has been expanding beyond imagination. The need of the hour is to retain the quality, as quality makes the essence of the education. The teachers are torch-bearers of the society, who motivate and uphold the academic values.

Teachers are the elicitor of educational synthesis, who should be good human beings and role models. Teachers is the custodian of academic and professional values. They should create people who determine to offer good quality health care, he said. Around 400 papers in the oral and poster sessions are expected to be presented.