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1000 Jan Aushadhi stores to come-up in pharmacy colleges by March 2017
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Swati Rana, Mumbai
November 24 , 2016
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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 fulfill 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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