About Us

ABOUT KPGA

Kerala Pharmacy Graduates Association (KPGA) was established on 4th September 1977. It is the oldest professional organization of pharmacy graduates in the State. The head quarter of the Association is at Thiruvananthapuram.

It has been working in the State for many decades, as a voice for pharmacy graduates in Kerala. The members of the association hail from various facets of pharmaceutical profession such as industry, regulatory, community and hospital pharmacy practices and education.

LEGAL STATUS

The Association is a registered body with Register No.329/85 under Charitable Societies Act. The registered office of the Association is functioning at KPGA Building, T.C.No.XVI/1802(1) GRA.589, Kottara Lane, Near Gowreesapattom, Sivan Temple, Thiruvananthapuram.

OBJECTIVES

  • To establish fraternity and equality among the members.
  • To develop social, cultural and economic awareness among members.
  • To start training centers in to order to provide employment for the unemployed members.
  • To conduct seminars, discussions, study classes and to publish journals, magazines and other publications for creating social awareness.
  • To work for the prosperity of the profession and the benefits of the poor.
  • To find out and encourage the artistic and cultural talent of the members and create opportunities for its developments.
  • To make public aware of the drugs they use.
  • To view scientific knowledge about the quality quantity utility availability applicability potentiality purity clarity and such other details of medicines to public.
  • To identify the goods suspected to be adulterated, collect information on adulterations and communicate such details to the authorities like police, drug control administration, food inspectors, or other local authorities, and the various departments concerned regarding quality and quantity variations and follow up their procedure.
  • To extend all help and co-operation to the authorities Government, semi-government, local or autonomous in the performance of their duties in order to prevent malpractices in Pharmacy profession.
  • To publish articles and other write-ups in newspapers, magazines, radio, television and such other media about the activities of the Association and the importance of public support in fulfillment of the objectives of the Association
  • To discuss the related matters with various authorities and publish these through the available media for informing those concerned or interested in the profession
  • To provide legal help to the people in cases where such step is made essential (The Forum can suo moto or otherwise take litigal charges for the benefit of its members or the profession of Pharmacy)
  • To discourage escalation of price of medicines
  • To help the public to get quality drugs and other medicaments at lowest possible price.
  • To impress upon the Govt to keep taxes and duties on important items low and thereby to maintain a price level that is more or less steady
  • To discuss the common problems with chemists and druggists, distributors and manufacturers and give them proper information about the related matters.
  • To work for the upliftment of the professional, educational, social, cultural and economic status and dignity of the members.
  • To work for the betterment of Pharmacy education in the state and the country
  • To protect and safeguard the status, standard and position of the pharmacy profession.
  • To work for the growth and development of pharmaceutical industry in the State.
  • To take up and deal with such matters and issues which affect the profession directly or indirectly.

ADMINISTRATION

The administration and management of the Association shall vest in the executive committee (State Committee) which shall be its chief executive authority. The executive committee shall consist of not less than 15 persons.

MEMBER BENEFITS

Members shall have such respective right of attending meeting of the Associationn and their respective zonal meetings and such other rights and privilages as may be prescribed from time to time.