Regulatory Authorities

BPS :: BANGLADESH PHARMACEUTICAL SOCIETY

Events & Meetings

Pharmacy Education

Contents Updated on :: July 19, 2004

Introduction

Two organizations one government and one semi-government organization are controlling pharmacy practce in Bangladesh.

They are:

1) Directorate of Drug Administration - A government Organization, Headed by Prof. Dr. Habibur Rahman as Dirctor.

2) Pharmacy Council of Bangladesh - A Semi government organization. Honorable secretary, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Mr. A. F. M. Sarwar Kamal is the President of Pharmacy Council and Mr. Nasser Shahrear Zahedee, President BPS is working as the Vice President of the Council.

Working area

Each Ministry of Health has a division dealing with pharmaceutical affairs. In view of the importance of drugs in government health services, and of the related expertise within the pharmaceutical division, it is important that the pharmaceutical affairs division should have equal prominence with other divisions of the ministry. Pharmacists in administration participate in formulating health and drug policies particularly those on the selection, procurement and distribution of drugs. They serve as sources of information for health care professionals and the public and participate in the preparation of pharmacopoeias and other official documents. They cooperate with educators and the professional bodies of pharmacists in establishing and modifying the curricula of schools and continuing education programmes. Pharmacists also have the role in environmental health control and in control of the quality of food and of cosmetics and medical devices.

Bangladesh Pharmaceutical Society
22, Dhanmondi, Road - 2 Dhaka - 1205, Bangladesh
Phone: 880-2-8611370 :: Fax: 880-2-8613588
E-mail: bps@agni.com