"In Cambridge, we have a typical set of conditions for a reasonably sized cluster --that is, a very strong scluster --thatn entrepreneurial environment, the cluster --thatf domestis and multinational pharmaceutical companies, adequate premises and infrastructure, finance, a business support servery, and strongtive regulatory policiescience
We, as medical students, have observed that PRs approach students in pharmaceutical exhibitions held within college premises, at medical conferences and also during outpatient clinics.
With a very limited budget from the Government, the Pharmacy Council found innovative new sources of finance, such as registration and professional fees payable by pharmaceutical personnel and owners of pharmacy premises, respectively.
Approximately a half of the studied premises were operated by legally recognized pharmaceutical personnel, while the remainder was run by people who did not have the legal authority to operate pharmacies independently.
Other key functions include the registration of all premises that manufacture, store and dispense pharmaceuticals [ 9].
The proposed law intended to make amendments to the TFDA Act No. 1 of 2003, in order to transfer the registration and regulation of all premises that manufacture, store and dispense pharmaceuticals from the TFDA to the Pharmacy Council portfolio.
The TFDA had worked with PMO-RALG to establish Council Food and Drug Committees (CFDC) that were mandated to discharge some of the regulatory functions related to operating premises (other than pharmacies) dealing with the sale of pharmaceuticals in their locality.
On the other hand, the second informant from the research-based pharmaceutical industry expressed no support for CAMR, considering it based upon the false premise that pricing is the main barrier for drug access.
Speaking from his business premises today, 50-year-old Alavi, who describes his company as an independent pharmaceutical wholesaler, said: "I've no comment".
Perhaps several smaller pharmaceutical companies or the back offices for a number of financial services firms could jointly occupy the premises at Basking Ridge, it has been suggested.
