The objects for which the ACPI is established are:
- To organize into an association of all persons engaged in,
interested in or
connected with community pharmacy.
- To elevate and establish a standard of competence for community
pharmacy;
- To develop and promote standards of education and training
for community
pharmacy;
- To develop and promote short-term informal training programmes
for individuals interested in community pharmacy;
- To educate hospital trustees, Board of Directors, Board of
Visitors and the
public to understand that the practice of community pharmacy
calls for
special training and experience:
- To serve as a forum for exchange of ideas and experiences,
and collection and dissemination of information in general community
pharmacy.
- To spread the knowledge on the principles, practices, techniques
and methods concerning community pharmacy;
- To promote and safeguard the status and the interest of community
pharmacy and the interests of those engaged in it;
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- To promote sponsor, submit memorandums, petitions
and representations to local, state, union and other authorities
for better laws, and influence legislations which affect hospitals
and other community pharmacy organizations;
- To
organize conferences, seminars, meetings and discussions for
the promotion and furtherance of the aims and objects of the
ACPI;
- To undertake and bring out, publish, sell,
distribute free or otherwise, edit, print and exhibit for sale,
magazines publication, bulletins, books pamphlets and the like,
in furtherance of the objects of the ACPI and in any event not
for the purpose of carrying a trade there from but only for
the purposes of furthering the objects of the ACPI;
- To raise any monies for the purpose of the
ACPI by way of special subscriptions, membership or entrance
fees, donations, special fees, loans or in any other manner
on such terms and conditions as may be determined;
- To purchase, take on lease or in exchange,
or otherwise acquire, any movable or immovable property, rights
or privileges, which may be deemed necessary, expedient or desirable
for any of the objects, of the ACPI.
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- To accept from the Government, organizations, institutions
and individuals, grants, donations, subscriptions, gifts bequests,
endowments, special fees, etc, for the furtherance of the objects
of the ACPI;
- To make from time to time, regulation and bye-laws for the
control, conduct and regulation of the affairs of the ACPI;
- To confer Fellowships in community pharmacy on those who have
done or are doing noteworthy service in the field of community
pharmacy;
- To generally do all such other things as are incidental or
conducive to the attainment of any or all of the above mentioned
objects.
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