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Nepal Chemists and Druggists
Association (NCDA) |
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NCDA is an organization
of business firms involved in pharmaceutical retailing
and wholesaling. It was formed in 1974 with the main
objective of enforcing the price uniformity of drugs
within the country. NCDA is a non-governmental organization
of pharmaceutical trade professionals.
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| PROFILE |
| Nepal Chemists
and Druggists Association, an organization of business
firms involved in pharmaceutical retailing as well as
in wholesaling was formed in the year 1962 with the
main objective of enforcing the price uniformity. NCDA
is purely a non-government organization of pharmaceutical
trade profession. |
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| ABSTRACT |
Allopathic medicine
was introduced in the Himalayan Kingdom, Nepal in 1917
with a doctor, during that time ayurvedic medicine was
the prime method prevailing for treatment along with
few other traditional medication. It was in 1944, the
only hospital with 60 beds for male, 40 beds for female
along with 8 male doctors and 3 lady doctors was established
in the capital. After the major political change in
1951 the country started progressing in different areas
including health. Then only, the private allopathic
pharmaceutical traders evolved, particularly confined
in the capital only. A decade latter when they gave
a thought in farming up a trade organization. |
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| SYNOPSIS |
| As the market
grew, the number of pharmaceutical traders grew simultaneously
in an expanded area outside the capital valley too.
Medical council act 1963 was framed to define the prescribe
and this is the first government step to show the concern
about modern medicine and its use. Prior to any step
taken, in the ethical aspect of the trades they themselves
felt the responsibility and thought more importance
of the organization. It was them in 1973, Nepal Chemists
and Druggists Association was officially registered
by His Majesty's Government of Nepal with defined feature
and its organization structure. |
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| OBJECTIVES |
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To develop and safeguard
the pharmaceutical trade. |
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To develop and amicable relationship
among the pharmaceutical traders. |
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To extend the advice to His majesty's
the Government of Nepal in regards to the formulation
of Drug Act, drug rules and regulations. |
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To establish the cordial relationship
between the government and the pharmaceutical traders. |
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To adopt the channel for import,
distribution and sale of pharmaceutical product
and maintain equilibrium in trade. |
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To collect the statistics and
relevant information to communication among the
pharmaceutical traders. |
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To effect the reasonable ethical
norms within the trade and to maintain price uniformity. |
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To establish the relationship
with the similar organizations of other countries
for the mutual interest and benefit. |
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To induce the traders to feel
responsible and try to avail the emergency medicine
easily accessible to the consumers. |
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To propagate the modern pharmaceutical
trade its ethical importance and request to the
consumer vide different media like poster, pamphlets
and arranging exhibition, talks, seminar etc. |
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To act as an mediator between
its member firms in their business disputes and
to maintain harmony among traders. |
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To establish the branch offices,
Zone or District wise to carry on the administration
of this organizations as required to expedite its
policy effectively. |
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| MEMBERSHIP |
| Membership is
granted to government registered firms of pharmaceutical
importer, wholesalers and retailers only, on payment
of entry fee and annual fee as mentioned in the articulus
or memorandum. They have to abide by the rules and regulations
of the association. |
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| FUNCTION |
| The organization
functions under the directives of the board of working
committee elected every three years from the valid members
and with the help of staffs recruited for the secretariat
office as specified in the articulus or memorandum. |
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| ACHIEVEMENT |
Right from
the communique of this organizations, it had rendered
its service in fulfilling its defined objective particularly,
in effecting the price uniformity throughout the country
under the consultation with the local administrations.Before
the advent of Narcotic Drug Control Act 1976, this association
had made aware of the formulations consisting of the
ingredients that come under narcotics and its consciences.
Thus it was made mandatory to stamp "SERVED"
on the prescription so that the same many not be used
repeatedly and discourage the possibility of serving
it without prescription.In 1980, this organization had
arranged two Orientation Course for Drug Wholesalers
and Retailers successively in Kathmandu and in Biratnagar
with the objective of inducing basic knowledge on drug
to the people who were already involved in pharmaceutical
trade. Later on, this programme was officially recognized
by the government who had taken it as a prospectus to
fulfil the manpower needed in this service because there
were only 32 pharmacy graduates in the country during
that time, engaged somewhere else leaving none for the
service in trade. Since 1993 HMG of Nepal has handed
over to this association the conduction of orientation
course programme under its experienced management.
Taking into consideration, the activities of the association
and the importance of the private participation, the
government granted the association, membership in the
Drug Advisory Board to execute practical aspect relating
to the legislation. To implement the Drug Act 1978,
who had not enforced the law till 1981, during which
Drug Registration Rules and Regulation was framed and
later framed Drug Standard Rules and Regulations 1986.
This association had played a vital role in conveying
the new law and regulation to its members.This association
had been actively extending its expertise as a shareholder
and member of board of directors to a non profit social
marketing organization, Nepal Contraceptive Retail Sale
Company Limited.Presently NCDA has scattered all over
Nepal and had established its zonal branch in fourteen
zones of the country.Since 1984 the association is regularly
publishing the monthly Bulletin covering adequate information
relevant to the trade including Drug Information Column.Till
now, seven nationwide conventions have been held to
review the achievement of the esteemed subjects and
to draw out phase for the year ahead. The seventh convention
celebrated the Silver Jubilee of NCDANCDA has been implementing
a regulation to register the pharmaceutical companies
in NCDA for their professional security, promotion and
unity of the pharmaceutical companies. This has imparted
a supportive role in the member to member sale policy
of NCDA. No objection certificate has also been introduced
to secure the business of the drug wholesalers. NCDA
is on the process of establishing regional level Chemists
and Druggists Association and a regional pharmacy college.Apart
from its regular engagement in its routine job and participation
in the different programme, this association had been
part and part of the national health cure team and is
taking part in relief activities for the victims of
natural calamities and in other social services etc.,
to enhance these activities a social service fund has
been established.In addition to above, NCDA has launched
a STD/HIV/AIDS prevention educational programme to chemists
druggists and alternative health care providers funded
by AIDSCA/Family Health International, Use as its duty
towards fulfilling the goal to help slow the spread
of HIV/AIDS and other STDs in Nepal.In addition NCDA
has launched a Drug Information Network of Nepal (DINON)
with technical collaboration and founded by United State
Pharmacopoeia (USP) |
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| Contact Address |
Working Hours : 10am-7pm (except Saturday)PO
Box No. 1337, Kathmandu
Tel: 4269 483
Email : ncda@healthnet.org.np |
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