Title 9. REGISTRATION & PROCEDURE, ER.pdf ✅

PHARMD GURU Page 1 REGISTRATION & PROCEDURE, ER REGISTRATION OF PHARMACISTS: The Pharmacy Act, 1948 provides for the registration of Pharmacists in all the states of India. The first Register of Pharmacists in a State is required to be prepared by the State government. State Pharmacy Councils are responsible for the maintenance of the first and subsequent Registers where pharmacists’ names are to be entered. Every year, before the end of June, State councils are required to pay Central council, a sum equivalent to one fourth of fees prescribed by the PCI during the period of 12 months before the end of 31st March. The Register of Pharmacists includes the following particulars: 1) Full name and residential address of the registered person. 2) The Date of his first entry in the Register. 3) Qualification of the person required for registration. 4) Professional address of the person and in the case of employed persons, the details of the employer. 5) Such other particulars as may be prescribed. FIRST REGISTER: For preparing the first Register, the State Government constitutes a Registration Tribunal comprising of three persons and a Registrar who also acts as its secretary. The State Government then appoints a date before which all applications for registration, accompanied by the prescribed fee should reach the Registration Tribunal. On receipt of the applications, the tribunal then examines all the applications upto the appointed date and when satisfied that an applicant is duly qualified, directs his or her name to be entered into the Register. The first Register is published by the State Government. Any person who is dissatisfied with the decision of the Tribunal can appeal to the authority appointed by the Government within 60 days of such publication in this behalf. The decision of the State Government is considered to be final and the Tribunal has to amend the PHARMACY ACT –1948
PHARMD GURU Page 2 Register in accordance with the directions of the Government. Upon the constitution of the State Council, the Register is handed over into its custody. QUALIFICATIONS FOR ENTRY OF A PERSON INTO THE FIRST REGISTER: A person whose name has to be entered into the First Register should have the following qualifications:  Should have attained the age of 18 years.  Should pay the prescribed fee to the state council.  Should be a resident of the State or should carry out his business or profession of pharmacy in the State.  Should have the following qualifications:  A degree or diploma in Pharmacy or Pharmaceutical Chemistry or a Chemist and Druggist Diploma of an Indian University or a State Government or possess any other qualification granted outside the India which is recognised as adequate for registration, or  A degree of an Indian university other than a degree or diploma in Pharmacy or Pharmaceutical chemistry and engaged in dispensing and compounding of drugs in a hospital or dispensary or any other place where drugs are regularly dispensed on the prescription of a Registered Medical Practitioner for a time period of not less than 3 years, or  Have passed an examination recognized as adequate by the State Government for compounders and dispensers, or  Have an experience of not less than five years in dispensing and compounding of drugs in a hospital or dispensary or any other place where drugs are regularly dispensed on the prescription of a Registered Medical Practitioner, prior to the date notified by the State Government for receipt of applications for entry of names on the first Register. SUBSEQUENT REGISTERS: After the preparation of the first Register and before the Education Regulations have taken effect in a state, a person desirous of having his name registered in the Subsequent Register has to qualify for the following particulars:  Should be at least 18 years of age.  Should have paid the prescribed fee.

PHARMD GURU Page 4 4) Citizens of India who had been engaged in the business or profession of pharmacy abroad and satisfied the conditions for registration in the first register of the respective Indian State Councils. 5) Persons who have been engaged in the dispensing of drugs in a hospital or dispensary or another place where the drugs are dispensed regularly on prescriptions of Registered Medical Practioners for a period of five years prior to the date appointed. REMOVAL OF NAMES FROM THE REGISTER: The names of the registered persons may be removed from the register on the following reasons: 1) If his name has been entered into the Register by error, misrepresentation or suppression of facts. 2) If he has been convicted of an offence in any professional respect which in the opinion of Executive Committee renders him unfit to be on the Register of Pharmacists. 3) If a person employed under him in connection with any business of pharmacy has been convicted of any offence or has been found guilty of any infamous conduct, such that if he himself was a Registered Pharmacist, his name would have been removed from the Register. However, under this section, action against the Pharmacist can only be taken if it is proved that: a) The offence or infamous conduct was instigated or connived at by the Registered Pharmacist, or b) The Registered Pharmacist himself has been guilty of such an offence during the period of 12 months preceding the offence. c) Any person employed by the Pharmacist for purpose of the business of pharmacy has been guilty of similar offence during the preceding 12 months and the Registered Pharmacist had, or reasonably ought to have had, knowledge of such previous offence. d) The offence or infamous conduct continued over a period, the registered pharmacist had or reasonably ought to have, knowledge of continuing the offence or infamous conduct.