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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