Can a Pharm.D candidate prescribe medicine?

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7 months ago

Pharm D course individuals in India cannot independently prescribe medicines because prescribing is a medical doctor (MD) function; however, Pharm D course individuals are vital to optimizing medication therapy, providing drug therapy to healthcare providers and counsel patients on how to take medic

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Aarushi Bhatt
8 years ago
After D.Pharma, no one can open or run a clinic or even can not prescribe medicine as he/ she is not medical (MBBS/BAMS/BHMS) graduate. He can only run a chemist shop and dispense medicines prescribed by a competent doctor under a valid license of chemist shop. These days many chemists give and pres

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