PGWA INDIA

14/01/2014

Grant of initial Grade Pay Rs.4200 in PB-II at entry level and good promotional avenue with maximum Grade Pay Rs.7600 in PB-III in Uttrakhand State(Copy of an Office Order).

19/12/2013

Grant of initial Grade Pay Rs.4200 in PB-II at entry level and good promotional avenue with maximum Grade Pay Rs.7600 in PB-III in Uttrakhand State(Approval by Uttrakhand Cabinet in Dec 2013).

16/12/2013

Pharmacy Graduates Welfare Association in its meeting held on ,14th Dec. 2014 has decided to fight for grant of NPA on thê same line as being paid to Doctors. All are requested to support us for the cause and recognition of Pharmacy services and Pharmacist.

26/09/2013

PHARMACIST DAY CELEBRATED AT SRI FORT AUDITORIUM, NEW DELHI ON 25TH SEPT.2013 FOR THE FIRST TIME IN INDIA WITH THE EFFORT OF PHARMACY COUNCIL OF INDIA

25/09/2013

PHARMACIST DAY POSTER AS RELEASED BY PCI

18/09/2013

06/09/2013

DECLARATION OF PHARMACISTS DAY BY PHARMACY COUNCIL OF INDIA- Celebrating the Pharmacist Day on 25th September, every year from now. A good step in recognition of Pharmacy Services to Nation by the Indian Pharmacists. This was awaited for so many years and the same was placed before Her Excellency Smt. Pratibha Devi Singh Patil, President of India in the year 2008 in Vigyan Bhawan during celebration of 65 years of Pharmacy Council of India.

20/08/2013

Health Tips: Protect Kids from Mercury Exposure

Mercury (Hg) is commonly used in household items such as thermometers, BP Apparatus and it may be found in high quantities in some types of fish (some kept in Aquarium).
Children are more prone than adults to the harmful effects of mercury, since kids' brains and nervous systems are still developing.
The Environmental Protection Agency suggests how to protect children from exposure to mercury:
• Eat a healthy, balanced diet, but limit fish that may be high in mercury, such as shark, swordfish, king mackerel and tilefish.
• Deposit your old thermometers/ Sphygmomanometer that contain mercury with the nearest Health Department and replace with digital thermometers/ Sphygmomanometer.
• Never allow a child to play with or handle mercury.
• Do not burn or heat mercury.
• If you spill mercury, do not vacuum it. Instead, place a mask on face, collect the globules in a plastic container and tightly closed the container and contact the nearest health department or environmental agency for its final disposal.

20/08/2013

FDA Approved Drugs in Year 2013:

Cardiology/Vascular Diseases-
Kynamro (mipomersen sodium); Genzyme; For the treatment of homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia, Approved January 2013.

Liptruzet (ezetimibe and atorvastatin); Merck; For the treatment of hyoerlipidemia, Approved May 2013

Nymalize (nimodipine); Arbor Pharmaceuticals; For the reduction of incidence and severity of ischemic deficits following subarachnoid hemorrhage, Approved May 2013

Dermatology:
Mekinist (trametinib); GlaxoSmithKline; For the treatment of unresectable or metastatic melanoma with BRAF V600E or V600K mutations, Approved May of 2013

Sitavig (acyclovir) buccal tablets; BioAlliance Pharma; For the treatment of recurrent herpes labialis in adults, Approved April 2013

Tafinlar (dabrafenib); GlaxoSmithKline; For the treatment of unresectable or metastatic melanoma with BRAF V600E mutation, Approved May 2013

Devices:
Breo Ellipta (fluticasone furoate and vilanterol inhalation powder); GlaxoSmithKline; For the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Approved May 2013

Endocrinology:
Brisdelle (low-dose paroxetine mesylate); Noven Pharmaceuticals; For the treatment of vasomotor symptoms of menopause, Approved July 2013

Invokana (canagliflozin); Janssen Pharmaceuticals; For the treatment of type II diabetes mellitus, Approved April 2013

Nesina (alogliptin); Takeda; For the treatment of type II diabetes mellitus, Approved January 2013

Osphena (ospemifene); Shionogi; For the treatment of dyspareunia and vulvar and vaginal atrophy due to menopause, Approved March 2013

Vaccines:
Flublok (seasonal influenza vaccine); Protein Sciences; For the active immunization against influenza virus subtypes A and type B, Approved January 2013

VariZIG, Varicella Zoster Immune Globulin (Human); Cangene; For the post-exposure prophylaxis of varicella zoster (chickenpox), Approved January 2013