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{{short description|Maharashtra government agency}}
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The '''Maharashtra State Pharmacy Council''' ('''MSPC''') is the statutory body under [[Ministry of Medical Education (Maharashtra)|Ministry of Medical Education]], [[Government of Maharashtra]]. It is constituted under ''the Pharmacy Act, 1948''. Maharashtra State Pharmacy Council regulates the profession of pharmacy in [[Maharashtra]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Home Page - Official website of Maharashtra State Pharmacy Council|url=https://www.mspcindia.org/Pages/AboutUs.aspx|access-date=2021-07-11|website=www.mspcindia.org}}</ref>

Maharashtra State Pharmacy Council provides registration facility to all pharmacists in Maharashtra.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Oct 28|first1=Snehlata Shrivastav / TNN / Updated|last2=2012|last3=Ist|first3=15:34|title=Maharashtra State Pharmacy Council: Now students need not go to Mumbai for registration with Pharmacy Council {{!}} Nagpur News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/now-students-need-not-go-to-mumbai-for-registration-with-pharmacy-council/articleshow/16991518.cms|access-date=2021-07-11|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last1=Deshp|first1=Chaitanya|last2=Sep 25|first2=e / TNN /|last3=2019|last4=Ist|first4=06:32|title=Medical fraud: Homeopathic doctor enrols as pharmacist, loses registration {{!}} Nagpur News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/medical-fraud-homeopathic-doctor-enrols-as-pharmacist-loses-registration/articleshow/71284068.cms|access-date=2021-07-11|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>

==Members==
Council consists of 15 members.<ref name="about">{{Cite web|title=About Us - Official website of Maharashtra State Pharmacy Council|url=https://www.mspcindia.org/Pages/AboutUs.aspx|access-date=2021-07-11|website=www.mspcindia.org}}</ref>
* 6 [[Pharmacist|Pharmacists]] (elected by MSPC Pharmacists)
* 5 [[Government of Maharashtra]] representatives
* 1 Maharashtra Medical Council representative
* 3 Ex-Officio Members

==Objectives==
The objectives of the MSPC are:-
* Allowing the registration as a pharmacist under ''Section 32(2) of the Pharmacy Act''.<ref name="about"/>
* Regulating the profession and practice of pharmacy in [[Maharashtra]].
* Enforcement The pharmacy Act 1948 in state of Maharashtra by appointing "Pharmacy Inspector" under section 26 (A) of said Act,

==Educational degree==
MSPC also keeps track of educational institutes in [[Maharashtra]] and looks after accreditation with the help of [[Pharmacy Council of India]] and [[All India Council for Technical Education]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=AICTE List of Approved Colleges|url=https://www.aicte-india.org/sites/default/files/Pharmacy.pdf|url-status=live|website=[[All India Council for Technical Education]]}}</ref>
Pharmacy colleges list is maintained by the MSPC.<ref>{{Cite web|title=List of B.Pharm Colleges on MSPS|url=https://online.mspcindia.org/Rpt/Rpt_InstituteList.aspx?ID=2|access-date=2021-07-11|website=online.mspcindia.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Diploma College List|url=https://online.mspcindia.org/Rpt/Rpt_InstituteList.aspx?ID=1|access-date=2021-07-11|website=online.mspcindia.org}}</ref>

The Bachelor of Pharmacy degree is popularly known as B-Pharm in [[India]]. It is a four-year program with both annual and semester schemes available. To be eligible, one must pass with at least 50% marks in 10 + 2 (or an equivalent examination) with physics, chemistry, biology or biotechnology as one of the subjects. In some states, it is mandatory to give an additional pharmacy entrance examination to be eligible for the course, the entrance tests can be the state common entrance test or, the [[National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (Undergraduate)]](NEET). D.Pharm (Diploma of Pharmacy) holders are eligible for admission into B.Pharm second year directly via a lateral entry in India. B.Pharm holders can directly join into the 4th year of Pharm.D (PG) course.

==Drug Information Center==
Maharashtra State Pharmacy Council established Drug Information Center (DIC) for pharmacists. It is member of IRDIS, an International Register of Drug Information Services. DIC provides unbiased information about drugs and medications.<ref>{{Cite web|title=DIC - About US|url=http://dic.mspcindia.org/AboutUs.aspx|access-date=2021-07-11|website=dic.mspcindia.org}}</ref>

===Refresher courses===
Online as well as offline refresher courses are provided by the Drug Information Center. Refresher courses are offered by the council to pharmacists who want to update their knowledge.<ref>{{Cite web|title=DICs Online Refresher Course|url=http://orc.mspcindia.org/|access-date=2021-07-11|website=orc.mspcindia.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last1=Aug 1|first1=Payal Gwalani / TNN /|last2=2013|last3=Ist|first3=19:09|title=Pharmacy Council of India: Maharashtra State Pharmacy Council starts online refresher courses for registered pharmacists {{!}} Nagpur News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/maharashtra-state-pharmacy-council-starts-online-refresher-courses-for-registered-pharmacists/articleshow/21532400.cms|access-date=2021-07-11|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Pharmacy Council of India]]

==References==
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[[Category:Pharmacy organisations in India]]
[[Category:Medical and health government agencies of India]]
[[Category:1948 establishments in India]]
[[Category:Government agencies established in 1948]]

Maharashtra State Pharmacy Council - Revision history

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