This year “National Pharmacy Week” has been celebrated on 25^th November,2006 jointly by Indian Pharmaceutical Association, Bengal Branch and Dr B C Roy College of Pharmacy & Allied Health Sciences at the college Premises, Durgapur.

This year a week long celebration has been started in West Bengal on 19^th November at Madhusudan Mancha, Kolkata, by the Indian Pharmaceutical Association (Bengal Branch). The member of the celebration  committee has organized “Scientific Day”  at Dr. B.C .Roy College of Pharmacy & Allied Health Sciences, Durgapur, a sister concern of Dr. B.C. Roy College of Engineering and Management, Durgapur. Dr.S.Kumar, Director of M & HS, Durgapur Steel Plant has inaugurated the Function by lighting the lamp.

Prof. Dr.S.Chakraborty, Principal of this college, has delivered welcome address. Dr. Netai Paramanik, Prof., School of Tropical Medicine, Kolkata, has delivered a lecture on “Vector Borne Diseases” which is a burning problem at present.

Prof. Dr. A Mukherjee, Prof., Dept of Pharmaceutical Technology, Calcutta University has offered a nice speech on “Carrier Options for Pharmacy Graduates”.

    Dr. Dipankar Datta, an eminent Pharmaceutical Technologist, Vice President of Endo Pharmaceuticals New York, U.S.A. has narrated his learned thoughts regarding present status of Pharmacists in U.S.A.

Dr.M.P.Rana, Secretary of I.P.A., Bengal Branch enlightened the audience about “Role of Pharmacists” in today’s world. 

Dr. S. Mandal, Vice President, IPA, Bengal Branch described various aspects and activities of I.P.A. Bengal Branch and about the “Role of Pharmacists” in today’s world.

The students of the college presented colourful posters exhibition and took part actively by presenting seminar on various useful topics related to Common vector Borne diseases and general awareness about prevention, sanitation & control measures

A film ‘Diabaddha’ was shown, whose director is Sri Anjan Das, a Pharmaceutical Technologist and which reflected the “Awareness about the Role of Pharmacists” among common people. 

Principals, Head of the Dept., faculty members of various renowned Pharmacy colleges and Universities joined this Seminar.

Pharmacists from different organizations like Durgapur Steel Plant, Dr. B.C. Roy Sub divisional. Hospital etc. joined this seminar.

The Seminar was ended with vote of thanks presented by Prof. A. Dey after presentation of some beautiful Rabindra Sangeets by N. Banerjee and some students of this college.