Proposal To Allow Chemists To Write Prescription Rejected: Health Ministry
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Minister of State for Health Bharati Pravin Pawar said this in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha.
The National Medical Commission has not agreed to Pharmacy Council of India's proposal to allow pharmacists to write prescription, saying writing a prescription is dependent on examining patients and making a diagnosis, the government said today.
Minister of State for Health Bharati Pravin Pawar said this in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha.
Ms Pawar also said the recruitment of pharmacists in government hospitals, their salaries and the eligible qualification for becoming pharmacists in hospitals in any state is governed by the rules of the respective state.
However, she added, the Pharmacy Council of India has issued Pharmacy Practice Regulations, 2015, and amendments thereafter, as per which there is a provision for Pharm D graduates to work in the hospitals in various positions.
