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The Karnataka authorities has restated the statutory provisions governing the dispensing of medicines astatine Primary Health Centres (PHCs), with notation to the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 and the Drugs and Cosmetics Rules, 1945.
According to a circular issued successful this regard, medicines prescribed astatine PHCs whitethorn beryllium dispensed by Registered Medical Practitioners (RMPs) either straight oregon done a caregiver nether their idiosyncratic supervision, successful accordance with Rule 123 work with Entry 5 of Schedule K of the Rules. Since PHCs are managed by RMPs, they are permitted to dispense drugs to their ain patients without engaging the services of a registered pharmacist nether the conditional exemption provided successful the Rules.
The circular besides refers to Rule 123 work with Entry 23 of Schedule K, which allows multipurpose wellness workers attached to PHCs and sub-centres, nurses, assemblage wellness officers (CHOs), auxiliary caregiver midwives (ANMs) and woman wellness visitors to dispense indispensable medicines supplied nether Union and State authorities wellness and household payment programmes.
The indispensable medicines database applicable to wellness sub-centres and PHC-level Ayushman Bharat Health and Wellness Centres, published by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare successful March 2020, has been cited successful this regard.
The authorities has clarified that pharmacy officers are not mandatorily required astatine specified facilities solely for dispensing medicines covered nether these provisions. However, pharmacy officers whitethorn beryllium deputed erstwhile oregon doubly a week to guarantee compliance with statutory requirements, including due retention and attraction of cause records.
All State officials person been directed to instrumentality enactment of the ineligible provisions portion implementing cause dispensing practices astatine PHCs and sub-centres.
