71st Indian Pharmaceutical Congress held in Chennai

The three-day conference saw the participation of pharmaceutical experts, regulators, academicians and pharmacy students from across the country. Industry stakeholders were also able to showcase their innovations at an exhibition that was organised alongside the conference By Akanki Sharma

- Akanki Sharma

The 71st Indian Pharma-ceutical Congress with the theme 'Pharma Vision 2030: Healthcare System - Role of Regulators' was recently organised at Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai. The three day conference saw participation from pharmaceutical experts, regulators, academicians and pharmacy students from across the country.

The event began with the release of the souvenir for the 71st Indian Pharmaceutical Congress by Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) V G Somani; Ravi Uday Bhaskar, Director General, Pharmexcil; Atul Nasa, Drugs Control Officer, Drugs Control Department and T V Narayana, President, Indian Pharmaceuticals Association (IPA), along with several other dignitaries.

Later, a number of panel discussions were held wherein industry stalwarts, academicians and regulators deliberated on various achievements and challenges in the industry.

Chief Guest Dr Sylendra Babu, IPS, Additional Director General of Police (ADGP), addressed the students present at the congress and said, "You must be proud to be a student of pharmacy. Pharmacy is important because it is a part of allopathic medicine. In the last 500 years, great men and women have made revolutions in science. That's why humankind has been able to live up to 90 years."

Also speaking on the occasion, Dr Dinesh Dua, Chairman, Pharmexcil, shared his vision for pharma industry in 2030. He said, "India is the most happening and visible country in generics being pharmacy to the world." Regarding the regulation mechanism, he suggested the 'one world, one regulator' mechanism.