[e-drug] Improving community pharmacy practice (2)

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In India we have diploma in pharmacies, who graduate in
large numbers, in addition we have graduate pharmacy
courses . Whereas the graduate pharmacies are more
suited to be in pharmaceutical Industry ( due to the
syllabus not updated in most of the universities), the
dipoma pharmacy curriculam needs further alterations
if at all it is to be continued as a professional course.

Much depends on our govt to make suitable amendments
to upgrade the pharmacy profession to play a vital
role in health management, both at community and
public level.

If we compare the role of pharmacy profession and
practice in India with that of other countries there
is much to be done here in our country.

CK Aiyer
Pharmacist
Faculty of teaching in pharmacy management
India
"chandrasekar kalyanram" <chandrarobert@yahoo.com.au>

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Hi Chandrasekar

I am very interested in the curricula for your graduates and diplomats. Where could I
find out information about the curricula? - Are there any documents available on the
web?

I suspect that in most developing countries, the conversion to a curriculum that is
focussed on patients rather than products has been slow. One reason may be the
need for academic staff to publish. This is best accomplished by attracting students
into their disciplines. Senior academic (decision makers) are unlikely to agree to the
dilution of their contribution to the curriculum - it might reduce their ability to attract
research students. Is this a problem in India?

I would also be interested to know what percentage of faculty members could explain
the concept of pharmaceutical care? I suspect that few would be able to do so, and
fewer still actively integrate it into their courses.

Anyone else with any comments on my speculations? Anyone done any research on
this topic?

cheers, Billy

Billy Futter
Associate Professor
Faculty of Pharmacy
Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa
email B.Futter@ru.ac.za
phone 046 603 8494
fax 046 636 1205

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Dear All,

There is a postgraduate programme at Portsmouth University run by Dr. Jane Portlock.

Qasim Ahmed Al Riyami
Associate Prof. of Pharmacy Practice
& Clinical Director,
Oman Medical College
P.O.Bo 620 PC 130
Azaiba, Oman
email: kassim@omc.edu.om
     : karafuu@gmail.com