PHARMACY ACT

Teacher- Sushruta Chakraborty

 INTRODUCTION
“An Act to regulate the Profession of Pharmacy.”

The Act was promulgated in the Year 1948.

 The Pharmacy Bill, 1947, having been passed by the Legislature

received its assent on 4th March, 1948.

It came on the Statute Book as THE PHARMACY ACT, 1948 (8 of

1948).
 OBJECTIVE

Regulating and Raising the Status of the Profession of

Pharmacy in India.
Providing uniform education and training to the persons
willing to enter the profession of Pharmacy.
Maintaining control over the persons entering the profession
of Pharmacy.
 PHARMACY COUNCIL OF INDIA

The PCI was first constituted in the year 1949.

Reconstituted every 5 years.

Composition:
•Elected members
•Nominated members
•Ex-officio members
 FUNCTIONS OF PCI
1. To prescribe minimum standard of education required for
qualifying as a pharmacist i.e. framing of Education Regulations
prescribing the conditions to be fulfilled by the institutions
seeking approval of the PCI for imparting education in
pharmacy.

2.To ensure uniform implementation of the educational standards

throughout the country.
3. To approve the courses of study and examination for
pharmacists i.e. approval of the academic training institutions
providing pharmacy courses.
4. To withdraw approval, if the approved course of study or an
approved examination does not continue to be in conformity with
the educational standards prescribed by the PCI.
5. To approve qualifications granted outside the territories to
which the Pharmacy Act extends i.e. the approval of foreign
qualifications.
6. To maintain the Central Register of Pharmacists on the basis of
data forwarded by the State Pharmacy Councils.
 Education Regulations
•Education Regulations Prescribes

1. Minimum qualification for admission to the course.

2. Nature and period of course of study.

3. Nature and period of practical training to be

undertaken after completion of course.

4. Subjects of examinations and their standard.

5. The equipment's and facilities to be provided by the

Institutions to the students.

6. Conditions to be fulfilled by Institutions giving practical

training

7. Conditions to be fulfilled by authorities holding

approved examinations.
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APPROVAL /WITHDRAWAL
• Procedure to be followed for approval for
an institution providing course of study in
Pharmacy:
•Application by institution to PCI
• Inspection
• Approval
•Declaration
WITHDRAWAL

• Non compliance with Education Regulations .

•Notice issued to the Institution by the PCI.

•3 month window for the Institute to make its

representation.
 APPROVAL OF QUALIFICATION GRANTED
OUTSIDE INDIA
1. Qualification in pharmacy granted outside India
can be recognized by PCI. This is applicable to
Indian citizens.
2. Citizens of foreign nationality can be eligible for
registration when an Indian national holding the
same qualification is allowed to enter an practice
in that country.

CENTRAL REGISTER
•Under the provision of pharmacy act (1976), the PCI of India
is required to maintain a Central Register.
•Each state govt. has to supply five copies of register for a
state to the central council, after the first day of April every
year
•The register has to be maintained by the Registrar of PCI.
•Has to be revised suitably from time to time
•Published in the gazette of India.