Ummu Habeeba, Jabir Chelathoor, Fathima Mujeeb, Unnikrishnan Mazhuranchery, Anil Babu, Vinod Thomas
Background: Paucity of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice (KAP) regarding pharmacy regulations in India is the underlying reason for non-recognition of Pharmacists as health care professionals. Objectives: This study was aimed at assessing the Knowledge, Attitude and Practice (KAP) of community pharmacists towards the recently implemented regulations entitled Pharmacy Practice Regulations 2015 (PPR2015) with the help…
Elizabeth Koshey
As PharmD graduates in India are wondering what type of opportunities are career exists for them following graduation, I am sharing my own journey and I hope that the readers take away the following message – so far you are truly willing to learn from each opportunity the life presents – new professional opportunities will…
Satheesh Gottipati, M. Chandra Sekar
In rural villages in India most healthcare is currently provided by Registered Medical Practitioner [RMP]. Only requirement for getting registered as RMP for these practitioners is that they have worked in a Doctor’s office for five years with no added academic requirement – result most of these practitioners are not even high school graduates. In…
Narisetti Sindhura, Dasari Niroosha, Murikipudi L Sushmitha, Mantri Satyavathi, Satheesh Gottipati
PURPOSE: Many patients have symptoms of hypoglycemia based on their diet, comorbidities, and medications. Some are unaware of symptoms and most ignore them considering it as common consequence of diabetic treatment. The main purpose of our study is to provide awareness and identify the cause of hypoglycemia.METHODS: It is a retrospective-prospective observational study. Total 100…
M. Chandra Sekar
PharmD education in India is over a decade old. While some motivated and entrepreneurial students have been able to create productive career opportunities in related areas where their PharmD education could be leveraged, many other are still trying to find meaningful careers. Major reason for this disillusionment is that while majority of the patients are…
G Sumalatha, Karthik Rakam
Rural India has a serious shortage of healthcare professionals with suboptimal healthcare outcomes. Vikas Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences has initiated a program that provides experiential learning for PharmD students that in the long-term should have a positive impact on the rural population.
Caleb Wright
The role of a pharmacist is very different in India compared to that of the United States. Both countries, to varying degrees, have failed to fully utilize the expertise of highly trained pharmacists for healthcare delivery in their respective societies. Awareness and proper education of both – other healthcare professionals and patients, is the first…
Fathima Mujeeb, Hasna Ashraf
Covid 19, that first originated in China during December 2019 had impacted all parts of the world. Management of this viral disease by different countries varied wildly and surprising to all, some of the affluent countries with well devleoped health care systems did not fare very well. In this article, we compare the response and…
Ronit Kumar
As PharmD program in India is a decade old – it is time for it to grow further by providing residency and fellowship opportunities for interested students. Bhagwan Mahavir Super Speciality Hospital in India is the first one to offer a fellowship in critial care pharmacotherapy. Two students joined the first batch in 2021 and…
Sarah Anderson, Bailee Meeker
This article describes the experience of Sarah Andersoan and Bailee Meeker on their elective India advanced pharmacy rotation they undertook as part of their education.
Devaki R
In this article author describes the collaborative efforts of Federation of International Pharmacists [FIP] and Indian Pharmacist Association [IPA] to train Indian Pharmacist so they can be trained vaccinators. If this training is followed by appropriate regulatory changes, it will contribute to improved patient health.
Dikta Thapa
Pharmacy practice differs significantly between United States and India. This article recounts a Nepalese student perspective of her “pharmacy journey”. India is still in a developing phase in terms of role of pharmacist in healthcare, while US has set standards and critical involvement of pharmacist in patient care. Here I share my experience of attending…
Shrujani Ranganatha
As a PharmD student at the Dayananda Sagar University, I had the opportunity to participate at a health camp specifically devoted to blood pressure screening and patient counseling. The camp was held in collaboration with Rotaract Club of Bangalore. Interestingly, I was the only person representing the pharmacy profession in that camp. Camp provided a…
B.G. Nagavi
In this article, Dr. Nagavi, former founding Dean of Ras Al Khaimah University, United Arab Emirates, shares how he was able to translate his four decades of academic experience and his passion for teaching to the post-retirement reality of HESDAR center in Mysuru, India.
William E Ruse, Nabarun Ghose
In this two-part article the authors start with a discussion of job candidates with a need for global competence in part one and then look at India through the eyes of an American making his first visit to this exotic land.
Allison Elizabeth Berryman
According to the World Health Organization, there are 39 million blind and another 246 million visually impaired people in the world. India however contributes to nearly one fifth of the global blindness crisis. Knowing this, India adopted ‘Vision 2020: The Right to Sight’ in 2004 with the intentions to eliminate blindness to the best of…
Jay Prasanth Lagadapati
Most of us, at least in India, end up in the PharmD program primarily because they did not get into medical school. We have no idea when we start PharmD program, what it is and what its relevance to real life. Fortunately, I had the opportunity to work in a hospital setting during my second…
Nissi Joseph
Joseph Nissi and his team ran medical camps in the three villages of Ponnur, Bodapadu and Nidubrolu, in Andhra Pradesh, India. Of the 76 patients screened, camp doctors identified 16 new patients with hypertension. While one-time medical camps without follow up are often held all over the country, Jospeh Nissi has indicated interest in following…
Sreelakshmi Padmakumar
The discovery of penicillin by Sir Alexander Fleming in 1928 was the stepping stone to the modern era of antibiotics. Since then, antibiotics have saved millions of lives and transformed the practice of treating infections. The emerging antimicrobial resistance (AMR) warrant newer and stronger antibiotics. Bacteria appear to have followed the Darwin’s theory of the…
M. Chandra Sekar
This article traces my decade-long journey from 2010 to my successful application for the Fulbright-Nehru Scholar Award in 2023. Its purpose is to encourage readers to explore the Fulbright opportunities available throughout their careers for personal and professional growth.
M. Chandra Sekar
In this article, I provide a brief overview of our first Advanced Pharmacy Practice Rotation [APPR] in India that was undertaken in the summer to 2010. I accompanied three pharmacy students for a ten week trip to India. One month was spent as a volunteer teacher at Parkirma Foundation in Bangalore and another month doing…
Syed Samreen
Immunization is one of the most cost-effective for improving health outcome. Unfortunately, lack of patient education and access to healthcare providers results in suboptimal immunization. These pioneering efforts by Rainbow Hospital for adult immunization may provide a model for others to emulate.
Tadikonda Ambica
In this article author shares her experience on implementing adult immunization project in India. When started, its mission was to transform the persistent gap between awareness and uptake of vaccines in adults. Started as a preventive care initiative within a single center, now turned into a multi-city public health model. Measurable outcomes captured through documentation,…
Chandra Sekar
Availability of increased economic and professional opportunities in developed countries leads many students in middle income countries to seek better opportunities elsewhere. Due to immigration rules and visa restrictions, most young people from India come to United states as graduate students for their Master’s program. However, success following graduate school completion depends upon how aware…
Preethi Nagavi
Swathya pharmacy and healthcare clinic was inaugrated on 3rd May, 2022. Mission of this healthcare clinic is to enhance the services provided by pharmacist in the context of Indian healthcare setting.
Karthik Rakam
In 2008, India introduced the Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D) program, and since the graduation of the first regular 6-year batch in 2014, some progress has been made in the integration of Pharm.D’s as clinical pharmacists in various hospitals. However, the full potential of Pharm.D remains untapped due to factors – such as limited awareness, lack…
Fahaam Shaikh
I am a PharmD student currently on my internship and a committed social activist. Here I share my involvement as a pharmacist as a member of the polio vaccination team with the Government of India.
Mahdis Bahrambeigi
In this article, I describe my journey from Iran to India to become a pharmacist. Traveling overseas to study, teaches you manything besides academics. It teaches you to adjust to new enviroment and makes you stronger and more independent. While I faced many challenges, I am glad I did it and now I egerly look…
Dallas Smith
Tuberculosis has continued to evade eradication and inflict humanity for the better part of the human race’s existence. These thoughts from a pharmacist experiencing tuberculosis in parts of the developing world, Cambodia and India, highlight just a few of the barriers that health care professionals need to overcome in resource limited settings. These include addressing…
M. Chandra Sekar
In the part-2 of this series, I provide some basic information on the current status of pharmacy practice in India. Most of the “Medicine Shop” owners in India hold two year diploma in pharmacy. Due to lack of enforcement of the pharmacy law, many of them have unwritten “prescriptive authorities” that cannot even be dreamt…