I came across a very interesting and thought provoking article on the subject above. Since it is useful to all the students and professionals of pharmacy,

I am sharing the link here:

http://www.carefusion.com/pdf/Medication_Management/DI2097_medBPM_Whitepaper.pdf

Here is an intersting piece of debate going on in US on the FDAs proposal to authorize the pharmacist to prescribe certain category of drugs. I am fully aware that our pharmacists at the service counter and those in US are not equal in qualification, knoledge and capability. Nevertheless, it is worth knowing the status in US:

http://www.pharmacytimes.com/news/AMA-Opposes-Giving-Pharmacists-Prescription-Authority

There are areas where the manupulations, fabrications and duplications are accepted, appreciated or at the most ignored. But, in case of drugs the activity becomes unpardonable for the simple reason that the consequences could be disastrous and life threttening. My friend Mr Mahendrashetty has shared an information on mail where a UK judge has frowned with a comment that his power of punishment is too little for the offence!.

Well since the information has educative value I am sharing the link for the benefit of students and professionals in pharmacy.

The Indian community and hospital pharmacy is a divided house.

The administrators and proprietors doesn't want the pharmacist to manage and dispens drugs, with the connivance of certifcate selling / lending pharmacists.

The pharma professional is crying fowl! and craving and dreaming for a right professional slaught to serve.

The ignorant public are mute.

Please make a cartoon and publish.

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While being on a wild browsing, I came across a site with an interesting information. Its is such a loaded information listed out in just few lines. Any interested student or professional of pharmacy can get into any depth and width of each issue therein and each one can be a good subject matter for research too. Hence, I wish to share the site with my friends on pharmainfo.net:

Please visit the link for details:

http://ipa.medlineindia.com/important-orders/PCA,ORDER.jpeg

http://ipa.medlineindia.com/important/

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Thank you, Good luck and good wishes.

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Hi Pharma friends and colleagues,

Even after half a century, the pharmacist has not been able to fix himself with crdible footing (in India) in the hospital and in the retail drugs stores. Lets wake up at least now with some result riented activity with well defined target.

Just as every professional has working tool/s, pharmacy too has a working tool. But this working tool is put to rust or its use is not taught in the pharma schools. It is such an inexpensive tool, moulding and sharpenning and skill fully using it should be taught in the Pharma schools. Contrary, it is suppressed or is not allowed to develop or its use is snubbed.

Pharmacists are not succeeding in the profession as they dont posess this tool or dont use it skillfully to be effective.