Penalty for Self Dispensing by RMP/GP/Specialist

[Guest guest]

Dear Group Members,

I am Raghav from Bangalore, doing M.Pharm (Clinical Pharmacy).

I have a query regarding;

1. Dispensing of Medications by the RMP/Physician/Specialist @ their clinics.

Off late, we have come across few cases where the Physician instead of writing a

prescription, self dispenses in the clinic itself or (sometimes inside the

clinic by a different person, who is not qualified).

Is it a valid practice....??

This is not only in rural setup but gradually picking up in the Urban cities,

and even in Metros.....!!!

Who will be the right person to take action on this issue & what would be the

penalty or consequences if proven...??

Can people throw some light on this...??

Thanks & Regards,

Raghav

Bangalore

[Guest guest]

Hey raghavendera,

it is the Pharmacist...one who studies Pharmacology from its roots is eligible for dispensing the medictions...

Especially RMP's, who not at all having knowledge regarding the Pathophysiology and Pharmacotherapy of the disease are dispensing drugs most speculative.

But, unfortunately, the DCGI, one which is having responsibility to Inspect and act accordingly is DOING NOTHING....

Hope A day comes when pharmacist plays A vital role in in Filling the prescription..With regards..

VARUN TALLA

Clinical Pharmacist &

Administrative director

Talla Padmavathi group of educational institutes

warangal. (A.P)

India.

[Guest guest]

The members may find the news interesting:

Kerala court fines Kozhikode hospital for running medical store without pharmacist, license

Peethaambaran Kunnathoor, Chennai

Monday, March 14, 2011, 08:00 Hrs [iST]

The Chief Judicial Magistrate Court of Nadapuram in Kozhikode district of Kerala has directed owner cum doctor of a hospital at Kuttiyadi and the salesman of its hospital pharmacy to pay a fine of Rs.1000 each for not abiding

by the provisions of Drugs & Cosmetics Act. The order was issued on

a complaint filed by Kerala State Pharmacy Council.

The owner was also ordered to pay an additional amount of Rs.1000 in the name of the hospital as an institutional punishment.

This is the first such case and punishment of its kind in the country, following surprise inspections conducted by the Council-appointed pharmacy inspectors in December last year. The verdict

of the Nadapuram CJM issued on Tuesday, March 8. The hospital authorities had to pay a total fine of Rs.3000 towards penalty.

The Council has filed 26 such cases against 16 pharmacies including community and hospital pharmacies coming under four northern districts. Inspections were carried out in six pharmacy stores in Palakkadu district, two in Kozhikode, three in Thrissur and five in Malappuram. Certain pharmacies were found to have failed in complying with several provisions of the Act and hence more cases had to be registered against such stores, A Ajith Kumar, president of the pharmacy council said.

The charge levelled against KMC Hospital at Kuttiyadi in Kozhikode, for which the judgement came on Tuesday, was that it did not properly maintain the pharmacy and the drugs were dispensed not by a qualified and registered pharmacist. It is a violation of section 42 of the Act. Ajith Kumar said the hospital had not acquired sales licence from the drugs control department for running the pharmacy.

He said the D & C Act provides powers to the Council to conduct inspections to check whether the dispensaries are being run in accordance with the rules. The pharmacy inspectors have forwarded the case of violation to the drug control department also, he told Pharmabiz.

In the telephonic conversation with Pharmabiz, the Kerala Pharmacy Council president said he formed a special squad of four pharmacy inspectors which inspected more than 150 pharmacy shops in the districts

of Kozhikode, Malapuram, Palakkadu and Thrissur to check the sections 41 and 42 of the Act are followed. To their surprise, the inspectors found that a large number of pharmacy outlets, especially those attached

with clinics and hospitals were not fully following the norms of D & C Act and rules. Ajith Kumar added that the inspection drive would

extend to other districts also.

Apart from the president, pharmacy inspectors E V Rajendran, AK Girish, KR Abhilash and Shibu were in the inspection team.

Guru Prasad Mohanta, M.Pharm., Ph.D.

Department of Pharmacy,

malai University,

malai Nagar- 608 002,

Tamil Nadu,

India

Tel: +914144238431 ®

+914144239738 (O)

Fax: +914144238080From: raghavendra <raghav_analyst@...>Subject: Penalty for Self Dispensing by RMP/GP/Specialistnetrum Date: Sunday, March 13, 2011, 9:36 AM

Dear Group Members,

I am Raghav from Bangalore, doing M.Pharm (Clinical Pharmacy).

I have a query regarding;

1. Dispensing of Medications by the RMP/Physician/Specialist @ their clinics.

Off late, we have come across few cases where the Physician instead of writing a prescription, self dispenses in the clinic itself or (sometimes inside the clinic by a different person, who is not qualified).

Is it a valid practice....??

This is not only in rural setup but gradually picking up in the Urban cities, and even in Metros.....!!!

Who will be the right person to take action on this issue & what would be the penalty or consequences if proven...??

Can people throw some light on this...??

Thanks & Regards,

Raghav

Bangalore