[india-drug] Pharmacist and Doctor important Link (17)

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Pharmacist and Doctor important Link (17)
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I strongly agree with Dr. Mohanta. Recently we completed five days workshop on DI training for post graduate participants who are required to start DIC for their states. (KSPC-WHO India country office sponsored). I found that none of the participants have sound clinical knowledge to understand the concepts. We had a great difficulty in training individuals in spite their post graduation qualification in pharmacy. I strongly feel that the undergraduate curriculum should impart clinical knowledge from second year by posting them in a hospital. I also feel that course recognition should come to a pharmacy college on a condition that they should attach to either a government or private hospital. AICTE has to implement this condition so that at any level pharmacists wavelengths will tally with medical professionals and he will not work in isolation.

P.K.Lakshmi
Director
Drug Information Center
Karnataka State Pharmacy Council
Banglaore
India