Pharmacy Practice Regulation has once again come into the limelight and this time the reason for coming into limelight is that this law has now been approved in Bihar as well. Please tell that Bihar has become the fourth state to do so. Earlier this law was applicable in Kerala, Karnataka and Delhi and now it has got the green signal in Bihar. This law is about the pharmacist and after getting it approved, the pharmacists are very happy.
In such a situation, the question of the people is that what is this law after all and when it has been implemented then what will be the benefit from it. So today we try to explain to you in easy language what is this law and what is the whole story of this law…
What does this law say?
Let us tell you that in the year 2015, this Pharmacy Practice Regulation Act was enacted, whose objective was to improve and regulate the Pharmacist Practice Sector. It was created by the Pharmacy Council of India. If you understand in simple language, there are rules regarding the pharmacists in the medicine shops, in which the responsibilities of the pharmacist have been fixed. It was also updated in 2021.
In this, the rules of pharmacist practice, rules for becoming a pharmacist, responsibilities of a pharmacist, etc. have been explained. In this law, the pharmacist has been given the freedom to charge fees for giving suggestions to the patients. But, many people believe that this means that now even pharmacists will be able to prescribe medicines and open their clinics.
Will the pharmacist be able to prescribe medicine?
When this law came, people were assuming that now pharmacists will also be able to open clinics like doctors and along with that they will also be able to write prescriptions. but it’s not like that. A clarification has also come from the government regarding this, in which it has been told that there is any provision regarding opening of clinic in the Pharmacy Practice Regulation Rule.
Then what will the pharmacist be able to do?
Actually, under this act, any pharmacist can now give the name of the medicine and then the information. Along with this, suggestions can be given regarding the quantity of medicine, the way to take medicine, the way to store it, what to do if you are not able to take medicine, etc. However, this does not mean that he should suggest medicine like a doctor.
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