Indian Pharmaceutical Association’s (IPA) Delhi branch (DB) at Faculty of Pharmacy, Jamia Hamdard in collaboration with Delhi Pharmaceutical Trust (DPT) recently celebrated Pharmacist Day. A number of activities were organised in the Hamdard campus. Initiatives for Consumers Awareness on Safe Use of Medicines (iCASUM) was launched at Majedia Hospital. It was followed by an e-essay competition and e-poster competition and lectures by eminent pharmacists.
The iCASUM booth at Majedia Hospital was inaugurated by Dr Firdaus Wani, Registrar, Jamia Hamdard along with Dr DB Ananthanarayana, Managing Trustee, DPT, Dr Farhan J Ahmad, President, IPA(DB), Kalhan Bazaz, Secretary, IPA (DB) and Ashish Das Gupta, Trustee, DPT.
Farhan gave the welcome address and briefed the gathering about the importance of Pharmacist Day and role of pharmacists in the society. Dr DB Ananthanarayana, Managing Trustee, DPT, delivered the presidential address on ‘Good Storage Practices (GSP)’.
He talked about the status of storage conditions in pharmacies across the country and briefed the students about good storage practices as well as how to educate common men about the importance of GSP.
An e-essay competition and an e-poster competition were organised on the topics ‘Proud to be a Pharmacist’ and ‘Role of Pharmacist’ respectively. A large number of entries were received by e-mail from various pharmacy colleges of NCR, Delhi. Prizes and momentoes were given to the winners.
EP News Bureau – Mumbai
