In 1967 the national assembly of Pakistan approved for a centralized body which can bring the uniformity in the field of pharmacy. This act is all about pharmacy and Pakistan pharmacy council came into existence after this act.
In this act they give the outline structure of the pharmacy council of Pakistan and also the provincial council of Pakistan which should be established in each province of Pakistan. The pharmacy council of Pakistan is the centralized and supreme council of pharmacy.
The directions of establishing the council such as who will be the president of the council is given in this article for both central and provincial councils. This act also defines the power of the council such as pharmacy council has to perform two main functions. Number one is to register and regulate the education of pharmacy.
Number second is registering the qualified pharmacists who have completed their education in the field of pharmacy from the institutes which are listed by the pharmacy council of Pakistan. It is stated in the act that the head of the central council is appointed by the prime minister and head of the provincial council is appointed by the chief ministers of the respective countries.
The member structure of the councils and their qualification standards all have been set in this act. It is stated that the president of the council is nominated for three years and he can also be re nominated as well and along with the president there should also be vice president of the council too who can perform his duties under the supervision of the president and vice president is elected from within the council members for one year.
There is the limit that one should have the teaching experience in the either pharmaceutical chemistry or pharmaceutical sciences to become a member of these councils.
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