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22nd Annual National Convention on challenges for pharmacy practices

The Lloyd Institute of Management & Technology (Pharma) and the Association of Pharmaceutical Teachers of India (APTI) recently organised the…

22nd Annual National Convention on challenges for pharmacy practices

Delegates at the 22nd Annual National Convention organised by Lloyd Institute of Management & Technology (Pharma) and Association of Pharmaceutical Teachers of India.

The Lloyd Institute of Management & Technology (Pharma) and the Association of Pharmaceutical Teachers of India (APTI) recently organised the 22nd Annual National Convention in New Delhi. The one-day convention had “Challenges for global competitiveness of pharmacy practices relevant to education” as its theme.

A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between the Lloyd School of Pharmacy and the Delhi Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research University (DPSRU) on the occasion. The MoU aims to share resources for the purpose of research in the field of pharmacy.

Chief guest Dr Eswarra S Reddy, the Drugs Controller General of India, and Dr P C Dandiya, Emeritus Professor and Advisor, inaugurated a state-of-the-art museum at Lloyd. The museum displays the history of pharmacy from ancient times to modern India.

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An oral and poster presentation session for the delegates based on the theme of the convention was held too, and the winners were felicitated.

Those who addressed the convention included Manohar Thairani, president, Lloyd Group of Institutions, Prof R K Goyal, Vice-Chancellor, Delhi Pharmaceutical DPSRU, and Dr Pravin Chaudhari, president of APTI. Atul Nasa, Deputy Drug Controller & Head of Office, Delhi Drug Control Office, was also present. Over 250 delegates from more than 32 colleges across India, including teachers and research scholars, participated in the event.

Speaking on the occasion, Reddy shared his approach and thoughts with the delegates. He spoke at length about how the field of pharmacy in India lacked implementation of all the rules and regulations known to all stakeholders of the pharmacy fraternity. Reddy stressed that academicians must hugely emphasise on teaching ethics and value to students.

He announced that the office of DGCI in a first-of-its-kind step had opened a public relations office to address the grievances and applications of people without any prior appointment.

Addressing the gathering, Atul Nasa said regulating the pharmacy practices would not suffice unless the academicians worked towards co-creating ethical and responsible pharmacists at the academic level.

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