1000 Jan Aushadhi stores to come-up in pharmacy colleges by March 2017
To increase availability of generic medicines
at affordable prices and to promote Jan Aushadhi Scheme, the Pharmacy Council
of India (PCI) encourages colleges to establish Jan Aushadhi stores in their
premises. This will serve both the purpose of requirement of quality medicine
at affordable price as well as the requirement of practical training to the
student pharmacists under the provisions of
'the
education regulations, 1991' and 'the bachelor of pharmacy course regulation,
2014'.
The PCI will extend support by way of
pursuance with regulatory bodies like BPPI and state drug control departments
for the issuance of licenses to the colleges. The council has also directed the
state pharmacy council to provide guidance to the colleges in their respective
states.
Dr B Suresh, president of PCI says, “PCI is encouraging pharmacy colleges to
establish Jan Aushadhi store in their premises. After issuing the circular of
this initiative by the council, many institutes have shown interest in the
opening the store. With this step around 1000 more Jan Aushadhi store will
come-up by March 2017. We have also asked the state pharmacy council to take-up
the matter of registration and even they can open a store in the council’s
premises”
The council is working with ministry of
chemical and fertilizers to promote Jan Aushadhi Scheme by establishing Jan
Aushadhi stores in approved pharma colleges across the country. There is a
statutory requirement for students to undergo practical training in pharmacy practice
in hospital or community pharmacy. Hence by becoming a partner to Prime
Minister's Jan Aushadhi Yojna (PMJAY), pharmacy institutions will fulfil the
requirement.
The Jan Aushadhi Scheme is a direct market
intervention scheme of the department of pharmaceuticals, with an aim to make
available quality generic medicines to all at affordable prices through Jan
Aushadhi Store (JAS) opened in each district of the states. It was first
launched in 2008 to provide quality medicines at affordable prices to the
economically weaker sections of the society. The first JAS was opened at
Amritsar Civil Hospital in 2008.
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