GUWAHATI: The Assam Pharmacy Council (APC) has tightened the noose around fake pharmacies in Guwahati as well as the entire state.
The council has kept an eye on errant pharmacists who are operating without proper documents and qualifications.
Officials informed that there are close to 900 registered pharmacies in Kamrup (Metro) while there are 10,000 pharmacies in the entire state.
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Bhuban Chandra Das registrar of APC told G Plus that till now they have identified 754 fake pharmacies in the state. Further, cases have also been registered against such pharmacies.
“Now those pharmacies who come for fresh registration, before giving them the registration we will verify from respective documents and authorities and we will provide registration to them only after receiving the verification report from the respective authorities,” Das told G Plus.
The Assam Pharmacy Council is a statutory body constituted by the government of Assam under the provisions of the Pharmacy Act 1948. It was set up with the objective to regulate the profession and practice of pharmacy in the state.