Pharmacist day celebration at D.Y Patil institute of pharmacy
Pharmacists are integral part of healthcare system. Duties and Importance of pharmacist is less understood but role of pharmacist is indispensable from discovery to rational use of drugs. Pharmacist role is not acknowledged by some governments and policy makers and this lead to commonplace irrational use of drugs; both through prescription and self medication. Pharmacists comprise the third largest healthcare professionals in the world and pharmacy profession has been evolving steadily over the last decade in India.Today, pharmacists have expanded their role from dispensing to pharmaceutical care by maximizing the benefits of medications and their safety. With the increase in work related activities, it has directly or indirectly influenced the quality of work delivery and job satisfaction in pharmacists. Job satisfaction is defined as a reaction of workers with respect to their roles in the organization that employs them. It is the degree of favorableness with which employees view their work and is an important contributing factor towards a person’s motivation and productivity. It can determine whether an employee will remain in a position or seek work elsewhere.
On the occasion of Pharmacist day celebration the eye check up camp was organized and first aid kit was distributed to every college of campus.