Pharmacists Object to Injection Room Duties at Chandigarh's GMSH-16
Pharmacy
Chandigarh: Pharmacists working under the Chandigarh Administration have objected to their current deployment in the injection room of the Emergency Department at Government Multi-Speciality Hospital (GMSH), Sector 16.
In a letter to Dr. Suman Singh, Director of Health Services (DHS), the pharmacists argue that their current assignments conflict with the Pharmacy Practice Regulations, 2015, as set by the Pharmacy Council of India.
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As per the recent media reports by Tribune India, the regulations define the responsibilities of registered pharmacists, emphasising their role in dispensing medications and offering counselling based on prescriptions from registered medical practitioners, but not in ‘administering injections’. They point out that such tasks typically fall under the domain of medical or nursing staff and that assigning these responsibilities to the pharmacists exposes them to significant medico-legal risks. “Engaging in such activities may expose pharmacists to legal liabilities, especially in medico-legal cases, as they are not protected under the Pharmacy Act for administering injections,” the letter stated.
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