Upholding the new draft health policy announced recently by the Union health ministry for having included pharmacy in the policy outline this time, the pharmacy experts in the academic and research sectors all over the country wanted more recognition and significance for the services of the pharmacy professionals in the healthcare institutions, R&D area and in the academic sector.
They have requested all the associations connected with pharmacy profession to send suggestions to the policy makers requesting them to incorporate pharmacy services in the health policy with due recognition, giving more importance to education sector.
In the ‘human resource development’ section (2.15), medical, ANM, nursing and technicians are stated.
The pharmacists’ role is stated for namesake only. Here, emphasis should be on four specialised categories of pharmacists, i.e, Pharm D, PhD, M Pharm and B Pharm, besides D Pharm. [Source]
Its a genuine demand, pharmceuticals are mostly ignored, Health of the nation is in the hands of Doctors , but they would be helpless if the preparation are substandard.