Pharmacy Law and Ethics

"Pharmacy Law and Ethics" is an exhaustive resource that provides a comprehensive understanding of pharmacy law and ethics for Diploma in Pharmacy students. The book is designed to cover the entire Pharmacy Council of India (PCI) syllabus, as per the Education Regulation, 2020. It includes topics such as FSSAI Act, Pharmaceutical Regulatory Bodies, Good Regulatory Practices, and Bioethics, which are essential for pharmacists to stay updated with recent developments in their professional domain. The author's approach is to provide clear and straightforward information, making the subject easily understandable for students. Table of Contents Overview: Contents: 1. General Principles of Law, History, and Various Acts Related to Drugs and the Pharmacy Profession 2. Pharmacy Act 1948 and Rules 3. Drugs and Cosmetics Act 1940 and Rules 1945 and New Amendments 4. Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act 1985 and Rules 5. Drug and Magic Remedies (Objectionable Advertisement) Act 1954 6. Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act-1960 7. Poison Act-1919 8. Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) 9. DPCO 10. Code of Ethics 11. Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act and Rules 12. Government Pharma Regulatory Bodies 13. Good Regulatory Practices 14. Introduction to BCS System 15. Blood Bank 16. Clinical Establishment Act and Rules 17. Biomedical Waste Management Rules 2016 18. Bioethics 19. Introduction to Consumer Protection Act 20. Introduction to Disaster Management Act 21. Medical Devices About the Authors / Biographies: About the Authors: Akhlesh K. Jain is currently working as an Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutics at School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guru Ghasidas Central University, Bilaspur, India and having 20 years of teaching and research experience.  He has graduated from Dr. H S Gour University and received his PhD degree in Formulation Science from Indian Institute of Chemical Technology Hyderabad, India (20007) and Postdoctoral training at Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland and National University of Singapore, Singapore (2008-2011). He also worked as Senior Scientist at Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow India. He is the recipient of many reputed fellowships including Junior Research Fellowship and CSIR- SRF for research. Dr. Jain has authored more than 60 scientific publications in peer reviewed journals with total citations of more than 1200 and h-index 17. He has also authored Five Book and Six book chapters at national and international level. He has successfully investigated two Research project and guided three PhD. Students.  He is an inventor of one international Patent and five Indian patents. His research focused on Nanoparticles, Nanocarriers based delivery systems, Mucosal vaccination, Noninvasive protein delivery and Ligand conjugated colloidal carriers for cancer therapy. Dr. Balak Das Kurmi (M. Pharm, Ph.D) is a Professor and Head, Department of Pharmaceutics / Pharmaceutical Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs at ISF College of Pharmacy, Moga, Punjab, India.         He previously associated with Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya (A Central University), Bilaspur (C.G.), as a DST-SERB Project Fellow and Ph.D. Scholar. He earned his B. Pharm and M. Pharm (Pharmaceutics) from Dr. Hari Singh Gour (A- Central University) Sagar, M.P., India. Dr. Kurmi supervised 05 Ph.D. and 28 M. Pharm students. He published >125Research / Review articles, 03 Books, and > 20Book Chapters. He has also secured two Research Project Grants from the Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi. He is an expert in novel drug delivery systems i.e., liposomes, nanoparticles, micelles, SLNs, and dendrimers.