<p>New Delhi: The Union Health Ministry has released the draft National Pharmacy Commission Bill, 2023, which seeks to repeal the Pharmacy Act of 1948 and replace the Pharmacy Council of India with a national commission.</p>.<p>The ministry put up the draft bill on its website on November 14 seeking comments from the public.</p>.<p>The proposed bill aims to provide for a pharmacy education system that improves access to quality and affordable pharmacy or pharmaceutical education, ensures availability of adequate and high-quality pharmacy professionals in all parts of the country, promotes equitable and universal healthcare, and makes services of pharmacy professionals accessible to all citizens.</p>.<p>The draft bill calls for a periodic and transparent assessment of pharmacy institutions, facilitating maintenance of a pharmacy register for India, and enforcing high ethical standards in all aspects of pharmacy services.</p>.India needs to restore faith in ‘world’s pharmacy’.<p>It also encourages pharmacy professionals to adopt latest pharmacy research in their work and to contribute to research.</p>.<p>The draft bill proposes flexibility to adapt to changing needs and seeks to set up an effective grievance redressal mechanism.</p>.<p>According to the draft, the Pharmacy Ethics and Registration Board will maintain a National Pharmacy Register which will have details of pharmacy professionals to ensure transparency. </p>
<p>New Delhi: The Union Health Ministry has released the draft National Pharmacy Commission Bill, 2023, which seeks to repeal the Pharmacy Act of 1948 and replace the Pharmacy Council of India with a national commission.</p>.<p>The ministry put up the draft bill on its website on November 14 seeking comments from the public.</p>.<p>The proposed bill aims to provide for a pharmacy education system that improves access to quality and affordable pharmacy or pharmaceutical education, ensures availability of adequate and high-quality pharmacy professionals in all parts of the country, promotes equitable and universal healthcare, and makes services of pharmacy professionals accessible to all citizens.</p>.<p>The draft bill calls for a periodic and transparent assessment of pharmacy institutions, facilitating maintenance of a pharmacy register for India, and enforcing high ethical standards in all aspects of pharmacy services.</p>.India needs to restore faith in ‘world’s pharmacy’.<p>It also encourages pharmacy professionals to adopt latest pharmacy research in their work and to contribute to research.</p>.<p>The draft bill proposes flexibility to adapt to changing needs and seeks to set up an effective grievance redressal mechanism.</p>.<p>According to the draft, the Pharmacy Ethics and Registration Board will maintain a National Pharmacy Register which will have details of pharmacy professionals to ensure transparency. </p>