BYE BYE Compounders: Clinical Establishment Rules make pharmacist mandatory for dispensing Medicines even in Clinics
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New Delhi: Medicines will have to be dispensed either by doctors themselves or by registered pharmacists in a clinic, according to the provisions of the upcoming Clinical Establishment Rules. With effectively implying that a compounder has to be a registered pharmacist, the move is bound to put an to the age-old tradition of employing a multi-purpose health worker, who apart from assisting the doctor at clinics would also dispense medicines as per the instructions of the doctor,
With the New clinical Establishment Rules being placed in the public domain, a number of specifics have now been laid down, for all classes of medical establishments, ranging from small consultation clinics to large tertiary care hospitals. Besides modern medicine, the rules also spell out the requirements that are to be following by AYUSH establishments, dental, physiotherapy and others.
As per the new rules, all medical establishments have to get registered under the act and have to equip themselves with the necessary infrastructure, manpower and follow the necessary legislative and other requirements laid down in the act. The rules clearly spell out what regulations are to be followed by each class of medical institutions
With the New clinical Establishment Rules being placed in the public domain, a number of specifics have now been laid down, for all classes of medical establishments, ranging from small consultation clinics to large tertiary care hospitals. Besides modern medicine, the rules also spell out the requirements that are to be following by AYUSH establishments, dental, physiotherapy and others.
As per the new rules, all medical establishments have to get registered under the act and have to equip themselves with the necessary infrastructure, manpower and follow the necessary legislative and other requirements laid down in the act. The rules clearly spell out what regulations are to be followed by each class of medical institutions
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