Bye-Laws / Rules - under revision

ARTICLE - I. Name

The section shall be called the Clinical Pharmacology section of the Indian Pharmacological Society.

ARTICLE - II. Purpose.

• To advance the science of Clinical Pharmacology in the country by -

  • invoking the active participation of clinical pharmacologists, pharmacologists, physicians, para-pharmacological scientists and drug administration personnel.

  • organizing education programmes and providing guidelines of research in clinical pharmacology of national interest,

  • providing a forum through which clinical pharmacologists of the Indian pharmacological Society can collectively express their views on problems of clinical drug research and usage to government agencies, clinical investigators, pharmaceutical industry, practicing doctors and people.

  • disseminating relevant information on rational therapy, drug interactions, adverse reactions and new drugs to practicing doctors by appropriate channels of communication.

  • providing a forum for scientific meetings, symposia, etc. for an exchange of information in clinical pharmacology.

• To publish a section on clinical pharmacology in Indian Journal of Pharmacology or when essential to have a special publication essential for the purpose of clinical pharmacology and promoting rational therapy.

ARTICLE - III Membership

Membership of the section is open to the members of the Indian pharmacological Society only. Membership in the clinical pharmacology section shall be bestowed upon the members of the IPS who request it on the application form IPS membership.

ARTICLE - IV Section Committee

• The business of the section will be conducted by a section committee nominated for one year by the executive committee of the Indian Pharmacological Society.

• The Secretary, Clinical Pharmacology of the Indian Pharmacological Society, will be elected every three years as per the rules of the Society. He shall function as section secretary.

• The section committee shall consist of the following :-

  • Section secretary, the secretary, clinical pharmacology, IPS. A chairman of the section may be designated whenever necessary.

  • Chief editor of the journal of the Indian Pharmacological Society.

  • General Secretary of the Indian Pharmacological Society.

  • Five members from the section nominated by the executive committee.

  • Organizing secretary, Indian Pharmacological Society.

• The section committee shall recommend to the president, Indian Pharmacological Society, to fill any interim vacancy that may occur in its membership except for the elected posts.

• The secretary, Clinical Pharmacology, IPS, as the secretary of the section, shall transact the business of the section in intervals between the meetings. A quorum at a section committee shall consist of five.

• The section committee shall organize that part of the annual conference of the Indian Pharmacological Society which is allocated to clinical pharmacology. The programme shall be decided jointly by the Organizing Secretary and the Section Secretary with the approval of the president, Indian Pharmacological Society.

• The secretary, Clinical Pharmacology, IPS, will work towards the fulfillment of the purpose (ARTICLE-II).

ARTICLE - V. Bye-Laws.

Bye-Laws may be adopted or amended by a majority vote at a general body of the Indian Pharmacological Society.

ARTICLE - VI. Amendments of the constitution.

The amendments shall be carried out as per No. 8 of the constitution of the Indian Pharmacological Society.

BYE- LAWS

• Meeting :

  The Section shall meet annually, at the time and venue of the annual conference of the Indian Pharmacological Society, prior to the meeting of the executive committee of the Indian Pharmacological Society. Notice of the meetings together with the proposed agenda, shall be mailed to all members of the section at least six weeks before it is to be held.

• Subscription and Finances :

  The funds for the clinical pharmacology section shall be allocated on the basis of its membership on a proportion to be fixed by the executive committee of the Indian pharmacological Society. The section secretary can raise funds for special scientific meetings, symposia, fellowship programme or prize after an approval for the specific cause from the executive committee of the Society.

• Annual Report :

  The annual report of the activities section, its audited statement of accounts, projected budget and programme for the next year is to be finalised at the annual meeting of the sectional committee. This after approval by the executive committee of the Indian Pharmacological Society shall be moved by the Secretary, Clinical Pharmacology for approval of the general body in the annual general body meeting of the Society. In all financial matters, the Section Secretary shall be accountable to the treasurer, IPS.

• Annual Conference:

  Annual conference of the Society shall ordinarily be held in December, preferably within 28th to 31st December.

  The Society will provide a grant of Rs.10,000/- from John Autin Rolling Fund along with the list of members to the Organizing Secretary of the respective Conference. The grant received from the Society should be refunded to the Treasurer, along with a copy each of the report and abstracts immediately after the Conference.