Pharmaceutical science is growing fastly throughout the world. Unfortunately, our contribution to the development of pharmaceutical sector is lesser. United efforts are required to develop pharmacy profession with our own initiation.

Immense unemployed pharmacists with Diploma, Degree and Post graduation are trying hard to bloom their career. At the same time medicines are handling through unqualified hands. The multiple faces of pharmacy profession such as manufacturing, quality assurance, storage, dispensing, and educational institutions need vast improvement so as to comply with the international standards.

The Pharmacy Act, 1948 was enforced in the State of Kerala on 1st June 1960. The State Government as per Notification No.HL(A) 5-80033/59/EHD dated 31st May 1960 has issued orders appointing 1st June 1960 as the date on which Chapters III, IV, and V of the said Act shall take effect in the whole of the State except the territories referred to as Malabar District in section 5 (2) of the State Reorganisation Act, where the said Chapters are already in force.

Section 30 (1) of the Pharmacy Act, 1948 empowers the State Government to constitute a Pharmacy Registration Tribunal consisting of three persons and to appoint a Registrar who shall act as the Secretary of the Registration Tribunal. As such the State Government, as per notification No.MS.633/60/HLD dated 15th June 1960 has constituted a Registration Tribunal consisting of the following persons for the purpose of preparing the first Register of Pharmacists under the Act.