Draft National Pharmacy Commission Bill, 2023

On 20th November, 2023, the Union Health Ministry released the draft National Pharmacy Commission Bill, 2023, which seeks to repeal the Pharmacy Act of 1948.

  • It aims to improve access to affordable, high-quality pharmacy education, and ensuring the availability of pharmacy professionals nationwide.

Salient Features

  • It proposes to constitute a National Pharmacy Commission. The Commission shall consist of a Chairperson, 13 ex-officio members and 14 part-time members.
  • The Central Government shall constitute 3 boards namely the Pharmacy Education Board, the Pharmacy Assessment and Rating Board and the Pharmacy Ethics and Registration Board, which will function under the commission.
  • The bill prohibits the establishment ....
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