Pharmacists Must Now Mandatorily Verify Profiles with ABHA Number: PCI
New Delhi: In a move to integrate pharmacists into the Healthcare Professional Registry (HPR) under the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM), the Pharmacy Council of India has directed all registered pharmacists and pharmacy institutions to mandatorily verify their profiles with the Ayushman Bharat Health Account (ABHA) number on the DIGI-PHARMed portal.
Through its recent notification, PCI said that it is verifying the profiles of all registered pharmacists on the DIGI-PHARMed portal to facilitate seamless integration with the Healthcare Professional Registry (HPR).
"All registered Pharmacists are requested to verify their DIGI-PHARMed Profile with the ABIHA Number on immediate basis. The said verification must be completed within the timeline of 45 Days from the date of issuance of this circular." the Council said.
"Failing to this, the pharmacist's profile will be disabled for any further usage on the DIGI-PHARMed portal," PCI added.
The Council further clarified that incase of new registration, pharmacists must validate their accounts with the ABHA number at the time of registration. Without this verification, the registration will be deemed incomplete.
Furthermore, pharmacists who do not yet have an ABHA number have been directed to create one using Aadhaar before initiating the registration process.
Additionally, pharmacy institutions are instructed to ensure that all faculty members have verified ABHA profiles. Starting from the 2025-26 academic session, PCI will only consider ABHA-verified profiles for Standard Inspection Format (SIF) applications and other academic references.
The council emphasized that all documents uploaded to the DIGI-PHARMed portal during registration must be authentic and validated. Any discrepancies in submitted documents will result in blacklisting the pharmacist’s profile.
"If the Council discovers at any stage that any documents submitted during the registration process are incorrect, the respective profile of those pharmacists will be blacklisted," warned the Council.
Pharmacists or institutions encountering technical difficulties during this process can report issues via email at pcihelpinfo@gmail.com or contact PCI support at +91-7303110019.
HPR is a comprehensive repository of registered and verified different system of medicines (modern medicine, dentistry, Ayurveda, Unani, Siddha, Sowa-Rigpa, Homoeopathy) and nurses practitioners delivering healthcare services across India.
To initiate registration, click on the link: https:/rabha.abdm. eov. in iabha i vJ/res.ister/aadhaar
