The Pharmacy Council of India (PCI) has requested all pharmacy institutions in the country to celebrate the National current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) Day on October 10, 2024 and conduct programmes, in tune with the celebrations planned by the Indian Drug Manufacturers' Association (IDMA).
The IDMA is celebrating the 2nd National cGMP Day on October 10, under the theme 'Think cGMP - cGMP is Quality', as a nation-wide initiative to pledge Indian pharma industry's commitment to quality.
"All Pharmacy institutions are requested to celebrate the National cGMP Day on October 10, 2024 and conduct at least one hour program at their respective colleges with the aim of sensitizing on current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) and submit the photos to IDMA," said a PCI circular.
IDMA under the guidance from ministry of health & family welfare and ministry of chemicals and fertilisers, celebrated the first ever “National Current Good Manufacturing Practices Day” (National cGMP Day) on October 10, 2023.
The “National cGMP Day” idea was conceived at the Centre for cGMP, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal and we sincerely propose to celebrate this day every year as National cGMP Day.
The pharma professionals & students have signed/submitted their Pledge on this day. Also, there were CGMP sessions conducted by the manufacturing units across India. The total impact was 20,018+ pharma professionals & students, according to the IDMA website.
As Parmabiz reported earlier, the Centre for cGMP at Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences (MCOPS), Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), is excited to announce the first-ever ‘International Conference on cGMP – ICONcGMP 2024” and grand celebration of ‘National current Good Manufacturing Practices Day’ or ‘National cGMP Day’, which is scheduled on October 9 and 10, 2024.
On occasion of the National cGMP Day, 2024, the Centre for cGMP, MAHE, Manipal, in association with IDMA, Pharmexcil and FOPE, will organise the 1st International Conference on cGMP” on October 9 and observe the NATIONAL cGMP DAY on October 10. ICONcGMP 2024 is the first ever International Conference on cGMP being hosted by a pharmacy institute, which will witness the presence of dignitaries & luminaries from industry, academia and regulatory bodies.
There is a huge industry-academia gap with respect to GMP concepts in the academia curriculum and actual industry practice. Therefore, academia has a major role in inculcating a strong GMP foundation in young minds, said Dr Girish Pai, coordinator, Centre for cGMP, MAHE, Manipal.
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