VISION & MISSION
MISSION
To optimize health of all members of society through the promotion of safe, effective and rational medicine use, patient counseling and monitoring of disease management (through pharmaceutical care). The mission is fundamental and is the reference point to promote the highest professional and ethical standards of pharmacy, focus the image of pharmacists as competent healthcare professionals, sensitize the community, government and others in vita! professional issues and support pharmaceutical education and sciences in all aspects.
VISION
Pharmacists and pharmaceutical scientists working within various disciplines of pharmacy will be established and recognized as the medicines expert and an expert in health promotion and disease prevention.
- The pharmacists will interact with other professionals as the preferred source of in formation and advice on prescribing and medicine management of disease.
- Pharmacists will develop their pharmaceutical expertise and facilities in order to deliver high-tech and individually-tailored medicines in the primary care setting.
- Pharmacists will actively involve in the national health programmers, like, promotion of essential drugs, primary health care, HIV/AIDS, TB, Malaria, Tobacco use of family planning.
- Pharmacists will become knowledgeable to participate in medication management and outcome monitoring, including the ability to alter doses and change medicines within agreed therapeutic protocols.
KEY OBJECTIVES AND FEATURES
- 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.
- To ensure uniform implementation of the educational standards throughout the country.
- To approve the courses of study and examination for pharmacists i.e. approval of the academic training institutions providing pharmacy courses.
- To withdraw approval, if the approved course of study or an approved examination doesnot continue to be in conformity with the educational standards prescribed by the PCI.
- To approve qualifications granted outside the territories to which the Pharmacy Act extends i.e. the approval of foreign qualifications.
- To maintain the data of Pharmacists on the basis of data forwarded by the State Pharmacy Councils.