Andhra Pradesh Pharmacy Council (APPC) has begun a campaign against registered pharmacists who hire out their certificates to others in return for some payment. The Council has decided to cancel the registration of those pharmacists who have hired out their certificates after verification, it is learnt.
It has already issued 1200 show cause notices to such pharmacists. The Council said that hiring of certificates is happening in the state for quite sometime. The Pharmacy Act 1949 provides provisions for action against hiring out certificates by pharmacists. It includes Rs.1000 penalty and imprisonment of six months. There are more than 65000 registered pharmacists in the state.
“Many registered pharmacists have hired out their certificates to others in return for some monthly payment. Our objective is to implement the provisions of Pharmacy Act in a proper way. We have asked all those who hired out their certificates to take it back. Also the registered pharmacists should renew their certificates in every five years but most of them have not done so for several years. If the certificate is not renewed, technically it gets expired. The Pharmacy Act 1948 provides a grace period of three months for the renewal of certificates,” said, Vijay R Annapareddy, president, Andhra Pradesh Pharmacy Council.
News source: Pharmabiz
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