C.bulls!

"another dilemma is that few years back they change the law that every pharmacy must have one assigned pharmacist to register their pharmacy to the govt.  and see what happened. one pharmacist is linked to more than 50  stores in ktm.. this pharmacist gets some money for signing some paperwork which is required to open new pharmacy... and finally, this pharmacist will forget that for how many pharmacies he has signed the paper for being their assigned pharmacist... lol... "          Any registered Pharmacist (Nepal Pharmacy Council -NPC Registration) in Nepal can't sign more than one Pharmacy. NPC & DDA (Dept of Drug Administration) has all records. So Cofeee's guff seems baseless!

-- it was the case few years back.. that might be the reason they changed it later.. It was a nice move.. and thanx for letting me know.  By the way as you mentioned, no pharmacists in nepal can sign for more than one pharmacy... just wondering few years back how did they handle it when we didn't have many pharmacists? Were the pharmacists still supposed to sign for just one store?? What is the ratio of drug stores and pharmacists 5 years back and now?? If most of the pharmacists are working in industries how can they maintain 1:1 ratio of one store to one pharmacist? But i do agree it was a positive move to limit the number of stores that a pharmacist could sign.

--- i had heard of few of those organizations...  i would also appreciate if you inform me about what is the significant impact they have made with respect to pharmacy practice in nepal till date?

--- indutrial pharmacy is booming. People define words differently..  booming with respect to what? its good to see number of pharmaceutical indutry increasing in nepal? What kind of revenues are they bringing in and what are they giving back to people?  

My point is that... to  ensure the better future of pharmacists.. we have to make sure the roles of pharmacist in nepal. pharmacists are health care professionals like doctors or nurses or any other professionals r/t health care. Its good to know that pharmacist are working more in industry.. but if the same work can be done by a chemist then the pharmacists' roles can not be considered distinct.  if they are doing drug research, then a pharmacologist can do it. The role is still not distinct. We all know the role of doctor.. nurses... lab tech.. pathologists... or blah blah.. but when it comes to pharmacists... people suddenly become confused coz they dont know the obvious role of pharmacists and their impact in the health care system.

NPC and DDA are tracking all pharmacists to check the number of a pharmacies a pharmacist has signed for.. but there is no responsible body to track people using prescription drugs like antibiotics and more importantly narcotics.

website of uspharmacy says " 

• Pharmacists are experts in drugs developed to treat and prevent human diseases. They advise doctors and patients on which prescription and over-the-counter drugs, medicines and therapies are appropriate for treating certain health conditions. They also prepare medications; fill prescriptions; and teach patients how to take the medication."

Pharmacist are the last check point before the delivery of drug. They are the ones responsible for safe delivery of the drug.. and patient counselling... or educating pt. about drug therapy. They are actively involved in the managed care in countries like USA and UK.

The loop holes of our system starts right there when a pt. comes to the pharmacy with a prescription...  we still return the prescription after filling it.. knowing that this particular pt. can go to other pharmacy and get it filled multiple times. Are we delivering drugs safely to pts?

What is so great about pharmacists in Nepal? give me few reasons that i should be proud of being a pharmacist... and in what ways are they helping me to improve my health and my family's health? What are their roles in our health care system?