The Pharmacy Practice Regulations (PPR) 2015 introduced by the Pharmacy Council of India for regulating the profession of pharmacy will shortly become part of the syllabus of all pharmacy courses in the country.

PCI is working on to make the PPR a comprehensive study paper in the syllabuses of the courses from D Pharm to M Pharm and for the doctoral program, Pharm D. The regulations got due importance in the revised syllabus of the diploma in pharmacy course, which will be introduced throughout the country shortly, according to the president of PCI.

Dr. B. Suresh, president of PCI, said all the regulations of the pharmacy council of India are framed under the Pharmacy Act 1948. The syllabuses of D Pharm and B Pharm courses include the pharmacy act and the regulations framed under there, and the students study them under the subjects, Forensic Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Jurisprudence. However, emphasis will be given on the new pharmacy practice regulations to be part of the curriculum.

Recently, academic community from all over India has made a proposal to the president of the pharmacy council that Pharmacy Practice Regulations 2015 should be made part of syllabuses for D Pharm and B Pharm. To this suggestion, Dr. Suresh said PPR 2015 is already a part of all the syllabuses that are being proposed by the Council.
 
Regarding implementation of PPR 2015 in state levels, Dr. Suresh responded to the question by saying that the regulations stand implemented from the date of its notification throughout the country wherever pharmacy act is applicable. The PPR 2015 covers several aspects of the profession. Many states have proactively implemented various provisions of these regulations. For example the need for having continuing education as a prerequisite for extension of registration at the state pharmacy councils is implemented in almost all the states.

“The need for continuing education and updating of knowledge to practice the profession of pharmacy has been well accepted and being implemented very effectively. Similarly the progress on the other provisions is being monitored by the Council and continuous efforts are made to implement the same by reaching out to the various stakeholders and creating awareness amongst them”, he added.

When asked whether there is any legal hurdle for its implementation in all the states, the PCI president said there is no legal hurdle for implementing it. The PPR 2015 is a set of regulations brought out under the Pharmacy Act 1948 and it has all the legal structures required for the implementation of the same.