Skip to main content

Table 1 Timeline and lag between introduction of pharmacy practice regulations and clinical pharmacy degrees

From: Bridging the gap between academia and practice: novel organogram at the Pharmacy Council of India

It is Over…

 5 years since the Pharmacy Practice Regulations 2015

 6 years since the first PharmD graduates

 12 years since the first PharmD admissions

 20 years since the first in-country clinical pharmacy/pharmacy practice graduates (2-year masters’ degree post BPharm)

Recent developments

 As a first, 2019 Amendment [28] to PPR 2015 [27]-mention of Clinical Pharmacists (hospital centric practice and PharmD graduates only, and with no detail on responsibilities) and Drug Information Centres in hospitals

 2021 Amendment [29] to PPR 2015 [27]-inclusion of roles and responsibilities of PCI’s PharmD Clinical Pharmacists in hospitals (as appropriate) and addition of Drug Information Pharmacists in Hospitals (in addition to “Details of Position Title and job responsibilities of Drug Information Pharmacist at Pharmacy practice site in a health care setting (Drug store/Pharmacy)” in Appendix III of PPR 2015 [27]