Pharmaceutical Review (Staff Reporter). Pharmacist Alliance; Pakistan Pharmacist Association (PPA) has protested against misuse of authority by “Professional Group” of PPA. This professional group has held and controlled PPA since last 25 years. Last (so called engineered) election was held in 2009. The officially tenure defined in the “Article of Association” Part II/ Sub-section 19; page16 (copy attached) has already been over. Thus; if this incompetent and unwise group design any activity on behalf of our noble organization Pakistan Pharmacist Association; that should be condemned and rejected. Therefore; we strong rejected, rejected and again rejected this unprincipled and illegal 18th International Pharmacy Conference & Exhibition 2013; October, 2013.
Moreover; “Professional Group” of PPA is representing PPA in Punjab, Sindh, Gilgit Bultistan, Islamabad areas and centre. They have held PPA by unethical and non-professional course of actions since last 25 years. They even did not arranged election because of their bad intention to prolong and enjoy the privilege of leading this noble profession. The failure of “Professional Group” is evidenced by not implementing the Punjab drug rule 2007; not assuring the issuance of the “drugs sale license” to pharmacist only; not designing; not establishing the independent “pharmacy directorate” to assure the independent working; not properly enforcing the “salary structure” to assure the minimum starting wage of new graduates equivalent to 17th grade gazetted officer; not assuring the “new recruitments and appointments” of pharmacists in trauma centre, TB centers, operation theatres, TPN, drug information centers and Aseptic dispensing to assure the rational utilization of life saving drugs, armed forces, naval hospitals, combine military hospitals (CMH’s) in uniform, Railways, WAPDA, PTV, PIA etc on permanent and regular basis with all benefits; not assuring the pharmacist as an “important team member” of therapeutical committees, drug purchase committees and clinical pharmaceutical services departments to play as life saving professional.