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1. Placing of Council's circular addressed to institutions on Council's website only.

2. Visit of United States Pharmacoperia (USP), USA Delegation to PCI

The USP delegation consisting of following officials visited Council's office on 9.2.2009 -

Roger L. Williams: Executive Vice President & CEO, USP Headquarters
Angela G. Long: Vice President, Volunteer and Organizational Affairs/Executive Secretariat,USP Headquarters
V. Srini Srinivasan: Vice President, Verification Programs, International Sites Support, USP Headquarters
John P. Santell : Director, Educational Program Initiatives Pharmacopeial Education, USP Headquarters
William F. Koch: Chief Metrology Officer, Reference Materials Division, USP Headquarters

Dr. B.Suresh, President, PCI and Sri P.P. Sharma, Vice-President, PCI welcomed the delegation and briefed about regulation of pharmacy education & practice of profession of pharmacy under the Pharmacy Act, 1948 and introduction of Pharm.D. Programme in India from 2008-2009 academic session. The various issues like Continuing Education Programmes for pharmacist for acquisition of new skills, norms and standards for pharmacy institutions, number of pharmacy institutions and registered pharmacists in India, registration procedure, regulation of chemist shop, levels of pharmacy education in India etc. were discussed.

The delegation informed that USP standards, which are recognized worldwide, are developed by a unique process of public involvement through the contributions of volunteers representing pharmacy, medicine, and other health care professions, as well as science, academia, government, the pharmaceutical and food industries, and consumer organizations. Currently there are around 26 representatives from India and they would like to seek further assistance in the matter from India. It was a fruitful interaction in the interest of pharmacy profession.