The 53rd National Pharmacy Week was celebrated at Sardar Bhagwan Singh (PG) Institute of Biomedical Sciences and Research, Balawala, Dehradun. The event was organised by the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences on November 21. The theme of this year’s NPW was ‘Responsible use of Medicine: Role of Pharmacist’. The celebration started with procession that was flagged by Prof. FC Garg, Prof Veerma Ram and Dr. luv Kush.
The students and staff members participated in the rally and distributed pamphlets thereby spreading awareness regarding safe and judicious use of medicines to overcome their adverse effects. Several competitions like Quiz and Poster presentation were also held with overwhelming participation from the students. The students performed a skit play ‘pididarpidi’ that left an impact in the minds of the audience.