Karnataka State Pharmacy Council grants registration to the eligible pharmacists possessing requisite qualification as enunciated in the Pharmacy Act and to enforce the provisions of the Pharmacy Act. The Karnataka State Pharmacy Council is the first council to have all the technical data computerized, issue Identity Cards to all practicing Pharmacists, launch Community Pharmacy Programs & Continuing Education Programs to update pharmacist's knowledge. The total number of registered pharmacists as on date is 35991.

In addition to the main function of registration, the council has expanded its activities into the following areas: Recognizing the growing need of up-to-date drug information by the healthcare professionals, the Council has started Drug Information Center, which can proudly say it is the first major venture in the country.