Members
The Pharmacy Council of India is constituted byObjectives
The objectives of the PCI are:- * To regulate the pharmacy education in the Country. * To allow the registration as a pharmacist under the pharmacy act. * To regulate the profession and practice of pharmacy.Main functions of PCI
The main functions of the PCI are: * To prescribe minimum standard of education required for qualifying as a pharmacist. (Ref.: section 10 of the Pharmacy Act) * Framing of Education Regulations prescribing the conditions to be fulfilled by the institutions seeking approval of the PCI for imparting education in pharmacy. (Ref.: section 10 of the Pharmacy Act) * To ensure uniform implementation of the educational standards throughout the country. (Ref. : section 10 of the Pharmacy Act) * Inspection of Pharmacy Institutions seeking approval under the Pharmacy Act to verify availability of the prescribed norms. (Ref.: section 16 of the Pharmacy Act) * To approve the course of study and examination for pharmacists i.e. approval of the academic training institutions providing pharmacy courses. (Ref. : section 12 of the Pharmacy Act) * To withdraw approval, if the approved course of study or an approved examination does not continue to be in conformity with the educational standards prescribed by the PCI. (Ref.: section 13 of the Pharmacy Act) * To approve qualifications granted outside the territories to which the Pharmacy Act extends i.e. the approval of foreign qualification. (Ref. : section 14 of the Pharmacy Act) * To maintain Central Register of Pharmacists. (Ref. : section 15 A of the Pharmacy Act)References
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