Originally published January 23rd 2013

Chemists in the nation are set to ready themselves to uphold with the dynamic market forces that they expect seeing in the near coming day. To talk about the ways to do this, they have re-formed a meeting that will be held in the city on January 27.

Around 10,000 chemists and druggists are likely to go to the convention that will also perceive the Maharashtra State Chemists and Druggists Association (MSCDA) develop 'Vision 2020'. This will dwell of a set of rules that would aid chemists look the future challenges of their job bearing in mind the increased competition, business step-up and ways to help customers pick out rightly priced medicines.

"With the influences of FDI blowing through with the country, it looks finer to be prepared for it kinda than being blown away by it. So, our president Jagannath Shinde determined to hold discussions on the topic during this group meeting," said Mukund Dubey, president of Nagpur zone of MSCDA.

"Running a shop aboard a retail chain will take us to supply certain facilities to customers. That is why we have idea of an 'M+M' (medicine and more) shoppe model. In the approaching year, we intention to have 500 such shoppes around the state," said Anil Nawandar, secretary of MSCDA. A framework of this model shoppee would be commenced during the meeting, he said.

There would be a programme throughout the convention known as 'A dialogue with the pharmacist' that would teach the chemists just about the way they should treat with customers. In order to make these casual rules more significant, a pamphlet with a collection of these rules will be distributed among the members. Also, there would be an exposition gallery which would give applicable tips to chemists about bring off their businesses better and spread out them.

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