By Prior Beharry
MINISTER of Health Terrence Deyalsingh has amended the Pharmacy Board (Amendment) Regulations, 2023 extending the practising certificates for pharmacies.
This was stated in a release by Health Ministry on Monday afternoon.
It stated, “The Ministry of Health acknowledges the concerns expressed by the public over the failure of the Council of the Pharmacy Board of Trinidad and Tobago, to issue practicing certificates for the period January 15, 2023 to January 14, 2024 to Pharmacists who have duly paid their annual retention fees.
“The Ministry assures the public that measures have been taken to ensure that there is no disruption of pharmaceutical services in either the public or the private health sector.”
The release stated, “So as to ensure that there is continuity of pharmaceutical services in both the public and the private health sectors, the Honourable Terrence Deyalsingh, Minister of Health, has signed the Pharmacy Board (Amendment) Regulations, 2023, which allow for a practicing certificate which was valid and subsisting immediately before January 14, 2023, to remain in force until a certificate for the period January 15, 2023 to January 14, 2024, is issued, if the holder of the certificate has paid the required annual retention fee. These Regulations will be published later today.
“The Ministry of Health will continue to keep the public updated on this matter.”
