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The Pakistan Pharmacists Society (PPS) is the national organization of pharmacists and student pharmacists, committed to providing leadership for the pharmacists. PPS has a mission to promote and expand the profession of pharmacy and the role of pharmacists in Pakistan

Pakistan

Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...

. PPS is dedicated to improve public health

Public health

Public health is "the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private, communities and individuals" . It is concerned with threats to health based on population health...

and patient care by enhancing professional development of the pharmacists.

PPS’s website is an online source of drug

Drug

A drug, broadly speaking, is any substance that, when absorbed into the body of a living organism, alters normal bodily function. There is no single, precise definition, as there are different meanings in drug control law, government regulations, medicine, and colloquial usage.In pharmacology, a...

information, news about the world of pharmacists and an opportunity for pharmacists to link up, share ideas and develop communities of interest.

Objectives

To promote pharmacy as an essential component of the healthcare team and to serve as primary catalyst for this change.
To contribute to continuing education programmes for pharmacists already engaged in practice to improve the medication use and health outcomes of patients.
To promote high standards of professional conduct amongst pharmacists in order to improve medication use.
To provide leadership in the identification, development and implementation of health policies of concern to pharmacy.
To hold seminars, symposia, exhibitions and conferences in order to foster national and international collaborations.
To liaise with health professional organizations and others in order to achieve aforementioned objectives.

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