Recognizing the role of pharmacists in healthcare management system, government should chalk out adequate programmes to utilize the competence of professional pharmacists for maintaining good healthcare delivery in the private and public sectors, according to Dr C Srinivasa Raju, chairman of the IT Committee of the Indian Medical Association (IMA).
He said India will need the services of seven lakh qualified and registered pharmacists in the year 2025 as per IMA estimation.
Though IMA envisages no specific programme for pharmacists alone, the association will always support a balanced development of all teams attending the healthcare dispensation. However, it has to be noted that compared to other countries, the pharmacist community in India is not getting due attention with other team members, said the IMA office-bearer while chatting with Pharmabiz.
“Pharmacists are and always should be members of the health care teams and their roles should be recognized. At present, India has about 11 lakh registered pharmacists working in various capacities in the healthcare industry. However, the role of pharmacists is not established in the Indian healthcare scenario unlike in developed countries where they are the authority on drug dispensation,” he said.
The IMA leader wanted the government and the private sectors to provide maximum opportunities for pharmacists to serve the ill-healthy people. According to him, even though universities in India are producing skilled and efficient pharmacists with a view to serve pharmaceutical companies, retail pharmacies, hospital pharmacies, community pharmacies and other government bodies related to health and research, the government and the private sector are not yet ready to absorb them in services. The situation has to be changed. The IMA would do its maximum to establish a role for the pharmacists in the healthcare teams, he assured.
Dr Raju, who is the chairman of the Hospital Board of India, Andhra Pradesh state, suggested that the Ministry of Fertilizers & Chemicals and the Department of Pharmaceuticals should consider giving financial assistance to pharmacists by encouraging them to open Jan Oushadhi Medical Stores in places where ever possible, especially in rural areas. If the government is ready to appoint pharmacists in all the Public Health Centres and Community Health Centres, India will now need the services of 60,000 pharmacists in the public sector alone per day.
“World Health Organisation recommends a ratio of one pharmacist for two thousand population in order to provide optimal healthcare. So now, India’s demand for the drug dispensers is six lakh which is available. Whereas, in the year 2025, the country’s population is estimated to increase to 140 crores, and then we will obviously need seven lakh pharmacists for the pharmacy services,” said Dr Raju.
He further said the global demand for pharmacy graduates in the academic and research institutions, pharmaceutical industry, hospitals and other health related institutions is increasing in rapid pace both in India and abroad.
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He said India will need the services of seven lakh qualified and registered pharmacists in the year 2025 as per IMA estimation.
Though IMA envisages no specific programme for pharmacists alone, the association will always support a balanced development of all teams attending the healthcare dispensation. However, it has to be noted that compared to other countries, the pharmacist community in India is not getting due attention with other team members, said the IMA office-bearer while chatting with Pharmabiz.
“Pharmacists are and always should be members of the health care teams and their roles should be recognized. At present, India has about 11 lakh registered pharmacists working in various capacities in the healthcare industry. However, the role of pharmacists is not established in the Indian healthcare scenario unlike in developed countries where they are the authority on drug dispensation,” he said.
The IMA leader wanted the government and the private sectors to provide maximum opportunities for pharmacists to serve the ill-healthy people. According to him, even though universities in India are producing skilled and efficient pharmacists with a view to serve pharmaceutical companies, retail pharmacies, hospital pharmacies, community pharmacies and other government bodies related to health and research, the government and the private sector are not yet ready to absorb them in services. The situation has to be changed. The IMA would do its maximum to establish a role for the pharmacists in the healthcare teams, he assured.
Dr Raju, who is the chairman of the Hospital Board of India, Andhra Pradesh state, suggested that the Ministry of Fertilizers & Chemicals and the Department of Pharmaceuticals should consider giving financial assistance to pharmacists by encouraging them to open Jan Oushadhi Medical Stores in places where ever possible, especially in rural areas. If the government is ready to appoint pharmacists in all the Public Health Centres and Community Health Centres, India will now need the services of 60,000 pharmacists in the public sector alone per day.
“World Health Organisation recommends a ratio of one pharmacist for two thousand population in order to provide optimal healthcare. So now, India’s demand for the drug dispensers is six lakh which is available. Whereas, in the year 2025, the country’s population is estimated to increase to 140 crores, and then we will obviously need seven lakh pharmacists for the pharmacy services,” said Dr Raju.
He further said the global demand for pharmacy graduates in the academic and research institutions, pharmaceutical industry, hospitals and other health related institutions is increasing in rapid pace both in India and abroad.
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