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The HoD of the Department of Pharmacy Practice at the CL Baid Mehta College of Pharmacy in Chennai, Prof. Guruprasad Mohanta has been bestowed with the prestigious Acharya P C Ray Gold Medal Award 2023 instituted by the Bengal branch of the Indian Pharmaceutical Association (IPA).
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