Indian Pharmaceutical Association (IPA), a premier professional association of pharmacists in India, with a member base of over 10,000, has announced its newly elected office bearers for the term April 2012 to March 2014. Dr JAS Giri is the new President of IPA. Giri, Chairman, Sangfroid Industries, has served as Chairman of Industrial Pharmacy Division (2008 – 2010) of IPA. He is an active member of IPA for more than two decades and has received many awards for his meritorious services to the profession of industry and for social services. He is also a Fellow of IPA.
Other office bearers as Vice Presidents for this term include Dr Khadgapathi Podile as Chairman, Industrial Pharmacy Division; Dr TV Narayana as Chairman, Education Division; Dr HG Koshia as Chairman, Regulatory Affairs Division; Manjiri Gharat as Chairman, Community Pharmacy Division; Dr RN Gupta as Chairman, Hospital Pharmacy Division.
SD Joag has been elected as the General Secretary and SR Vaidya as the treasurer. Dr Rao VSV Vadlamudi is the editor, Indian journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Dr Alka Mukne is the editor, Pharma Times.
EP News Bureau — Mumbai