Pharma Week in December

Indunil Hewage

The 'Sri Lanka Pharma Week' organised by the largest pharmaceutical industry event organiser, CPhI, part of the worldwide UBM group, in collaboration with the Pharmaceutical Society of Sri Lanka (PSSL) is expected to take place in Colombo during December, 2012.

The 'Sri Lanka Pharma Week' will include a set of three consecutive conferences which will discuss evolving factors affecting the local pharmaceutical industry and its future. During the Pharma Week, Conferences will particularly highlight the evolving issues of Bioavailability and Bioequivalence Requirements, Pharma Medical Detailing Force Effectiveness and Automation and Supply Chain and Distribution. The event will see the participation of number of local and foreign representatives in the respective industry and will be a good opportunity for the local pharmaceutical fraternity to participate in this vital knowledge sharing event.

The Pharmaceutical Society of Sri Lanka (PSSL), President, Shalutha Athauda said, "The Pharmaceutical sector in Sri Lanka was going through changes in terms of regulation and operations. All stakeholders who are professionally involved in the different functions of the industry, need to upgrade their knowledge and this is our sincere effort in providing a platform to gain awareness of global standards, by collaborating with expert global organisations. Speakers at the event explain why Sri Lanka is an important market and this knowledge and content rich programme is a must - attend for the industry as it strives to drive change and evolve itself."

The Pharmaceutical Society of Sri Lanka is the professional body of pharmacists in Sri Lanka with over 1,000 members. This society is committed to uplift the professional and ethical standards of the pharmaceutical sector in Sri Lanka.