Medicine Management Streamlined as Rajasthan Notifies Pharmacist Job Chart
Pharmacist
Bhilwara: The Rajasthan Department of Medical and Health has released a detailed job chart for the pharmacist cadre, formally outlining work allocation and responsibilities of pharmacists working in government health institutions across the state.
The move aims to streamline medicine management and remove long-standing ambiguity regarding pharmacists’ roles in public healthcare facilities.
As per the job chart, pharmacists have been assigned complete responsibility for medicine-related operations at health centres. Their duties include distribution of medicines to patients, ensuring proper storage and handling of drugs, and management of DDC and sub-stores. The chart also clearly assigns pharmacists the task of procurement support, stock maintenance, and supply chain coordination to ensure uninterrupted availability of medicines.
The document further states that pharmacists will be responsible for data entry and monitoring through the E-Aushadhi software, which is used by the state government for tracking medicine stocks and distribution. Responsibilities also include maintaining records, conducting regular stock verification, monitoring near-expiry medicines, and facilitating audits at their respective institutions.
The issuance of the job chart is expected to bring clarity to the healthcare system, as in many facilities medicine-related work was previously being handled by nursing staff or other personnel due to the absence of clearly defined roles. With this order, pharmaceutical responsibilities have now been formally assigned to trained pharmacists.
Health officials believe that the structured division of work will improve accountability, efficiency, and transparency in medicine management across primary, community, and district-level health institutions. It is also expected to reduce the workload on non-pharmacist staff and allow them to focus on their core clinical duties.
The department has indicated that district health authorities will be instructed to ensure uniform implementation of the job chart across all government health facilities and monitor compliance at the ground level.
According to Dainik Bhaskar report, the decision has been welcomed by pharmacists, who see it as a long-pending recognition of their professional role within the public healthcare system.
The health department may issue further operational guidelines to strengthen implementation and address any challenges during execution of the new work distribution framework.
