About TPSTT
In 1886, Druggists, as they were known at that time, got together and formed the Pharmaceutical Association. Druggists were under the control of the Doctors and as such, quarterly meeting between both professions were also held to discuss mutual concerns. Twelve years later, in 1898, members voted for the formation of the Pharmaceutical Society, which, though functioning in the interim, was only officially registered as a Society under the Company’s ordinance in 1925. The Society also established The Pharmaceutical Journal, with the first issue published in 1940.
Commencing in 1936, The Society opposed the regulation of the profession of pharmacy by the Council of the Medical Board of Trinidad and Tobago, and in 1960 the Pharmacy Board Act 7 of 1960, legislated into being the Pharmacy Board of Trinidad and Tobago. Up to that time, the Society had represented pharmacists in all matters pertaining to the profession of pharmacy, ranging from the creation of an Employment Bureau to regulating the pharmaceutical trade in the Colony. As the Pharmacy Board gained in stature less attention was given to The Pharmaceutical Society and it subsequently became defunct. It was revived in 2009 and renamed The Pharmaceutical Society of Trinidad & Tobago (TPSTT). It is registered as a company with the Registrar of Companies and its Memorandum & Articles of Association registered under the new Companies Ordinance, Chapter 31 No 1.
The membership of TPSTT comprises:
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Public Sector Pharmacists
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Public Sector Pharmacy assistants
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Private Sector Pharmacists
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Private Sector Pharmacy assistants
MISSION
To develop the profession of Pharmacy by improving the quality and standards of the profession of pharmacy in Trinidad and Tobago through the provision of opportunities focused on fostering high ethical standards and the strengthening of core competency, knowledge and skills.
VISION
TPSTT is the relevant, dynamic, effective authority /body providing high quality opportunities to the profession of Pharmacy and stakeholders through social, ethical and educational activities that are mandated through our membership.
CORE VALUES OF TPSTT