Kakatiya University Pharma Alumni Association Hyderabad (KUPAAH) and G Pulla Reddy College of Pharmacy, Hyderabad recently organized a national workshop on pharmacy education for future industry needs, under AICTE’s seminar grants scheme at Hyderabad.

Besides pharma industry, the academic requirements to undertake the other facets of pharmacy profession also need to be reviewed and analysed for implementation in pharma institutions. Considering the possibility that the amended schedule ‘M’ of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act is taking effect from 1st January, 2004 and more companies are going in for globalisation, the under graduate pharmacy students need to be exposed to the latest developments during the academic life.

The national workshop aimed at identifying strengths and weaknesses in providing the needed infrastructure and instructions in pharmacy educational institutions.

Suggestions have been made to the colleges on the kind of teaching methodology to be practiced for equipping the students to undertake the challenge when they take up the pharma profession. The workshop has been successful in bringing together the faculty of pharmacy and industry experts on to a common platform.

The outcome of the panel discussions at the workshop are likely to be communicated to AICTE and other professional bodies.