CODE OF PHARMACEUTICAL Ideals
Equally adopted past Pharmacy Council of India
Affiliate I
Full general Introduction

The profession of chemist's shop is noble in its ideals and pious in its grapheme. Apart from being a career for earning livelihood it has inherent in it the attitude of service and sacrifice in the interests of the suffering humanity. In treatment, selling, distributing, compounding and dispensing medical substances including poisons and potent drugs a chemist is, in collaboration with medical men and others, charged with the onerous responsibility of safeguarding the health of people. As such he has to uphold the interests of his patrons above all things. The lofty ideals set past Charaka, the aboriginal Philosopher Physician and Pharmacist in his erunciation : "Even if your own life exist in danger you should not betray or neglect the interests of your patients" should exist fondly cherished past all Pharmacist.

Government restricts the practice of Pharmacy to those who qualify under regulatory requirements and grant them privileges necessarily denied to others. In return Government expects the Chemist to recognize his responsibilities and to fulfil his professional obligations honourably and with due regard for the well existence of Society.

Standards of professional conduct for pharmacy are necessary in the public interest to ensure an efficient pharmaceutical service. Every pharmacist should non only exist willing to play his part in giving such a service but should also avoid any act or omission which would prejudice the giving of the services or impair confidence in whatsoever respect for pharmacists every bit a body.

The nature of pharmaceutical practice is such that its demands may be beyond the capacity of the private to carry out or to carry out as quickly or as efficiently as the needs of the public crave. There should, therefore at all times, exist a readiness to assist colleagues with information or communication.

A Chemist must, in a higher place all be a good citizen and must uphold and defend the laws of the state and the Nation.

CHAPTER II

Pharmacist in Relation to hello Job Scope of Pharmaceutical Service:

When premises are registered under statutory requirements and opened as a chemist's, a reasonably comprehensive pharmaceutical service should exist provided. This involves the supply of commonly required medicines of this nature without undue delay. It also involves willingness to furnish emergency supplies at all times.

Acquit of the Pharmacy:

The weather in a chemist's shop should exist such every bit to foreclose avoidable adventure or error or of accidental contamination in the training, dispensing and supply of medicines.

The advent of the bounds should reflect the professional person character of the pharmacy. Information technology should be clear to the public that the practice of pharmacy is carried out in the institution. Signs, notices, descriptions, wording on business, stationary and related indications, should be restrained in size, design and terms. Descriptions, which denote or imply pharmaceutical qualifications, should be limited to those of which the use is restricted by police and should not draw invidious distinction betwixt pharmacists. A notice stating that dispensing under (Employees Land Insurance Scheme) Eastward.S.I.Due south. or any other such other scheme sponsored past Government is carried out may be exhibited at the premises. In every pharmacy in that location should be a pharmacist in personal control of the chemist's who will be regarded as primarily responsible for the observance of proper standards of conduct in connection with information technology. Any obstruction of the pharmacist in the execution of his duty in the respect by the owner will be regarded as a failure on the role of the possessor to observe the standards in question.

Handling of Prescriptions:

When a prescription is presented for dispensing, it should be received by a pharmacist without any discussion or comment over it regarding the claim and demerits of its therapeutic efficiency. The Pharmacist should not even show any physiognomic expression of alarm or astonishment upon the receipt of a prescription; as such things may crusade anxiety in patients or their agents and may even shake their faith in their physician. Any question on a prescription should be answered with circumspection and care; information technology should neither offend a patron nor should it disembalm any data, which might have been intentionally, withheld from him.

It is not inside the privilege of a Chemist to add, omit or substitute any ingredient or modify the composition of a prescription without the consent of the prescriber, unless the change is emergent or is demanded purely past the technique of the pharmaceutical fine art and does non cause any alteration in the therapeutic action of the recipe. In case of any obvious error in it due to any ommission, incompatibility or overdosage, the prescription should exist referred dorsum to the prescriber for correction or approval of the change suggested. While such an act is imperative in the best involvement of the patient, in no case should it be done in a manner, which may jeopardize the reputation of the prescriber concerned.

In thing of refilling prescriptions a pharmacist should solely be guided by the instructions of a prescriber and he should suggest patients to utilise medicines or remedies strictly in accord with the intention of the doc as noted on the prescription.

Treatment of Drugs:

All possible care should be taken to dispense a prescription correctly by weighing and measuring all ingredients in correct proportions by the aid of calibration and measures: visual estimations must be avoided. Further, a Chemist should e'er use drugs and medicinal preparations of standard quality available. He should never fill up his prescriptions with spurious, sub-standard and unethical preparations.

A Pharmacist should be very judicious in dealing with drugs and medicinal preparations known to exist poisonous or to exist used for habit or whatever other abusive purposes. Such drugs and preparations should non be supplied to any one if at that place is reason to suppose that it is required for such purpose.

Apprentice Pharmacist:

While in-charge of a dispensary, drugstore or infirmary chemist's where apprentice pharmacists are admitted for practical training, a pharmacist should run across that the trainees are given full facilities for their work so that on the completion of their training they accept acquired sufficient technique and skill to make themselves undecayed pharmacists. No certificate or credentials should be granted unless the to a higher place criterion is attained and the recipient has proved himself worthy of the same.

CHAPTER 3

Chemist in Relation To His Trade Price Structure:

Prices charged from customers should be fair and in keeping with the quality and quantity of commodity supplied and the labour and skill required in making it fix for use, so every bit to ensure an adequate remuneration to the pharmacist taking into consideration his knowledge, skill, the time consumed and the great responsibility involved, but at the same time without unduly taxing the purchaser.

Off-white Trade Practice:

No attempt should be made to capture the business of a contemporary by cut-throat competition, that is, byoffering whatsoever sort of prizes or gifts or any kind of allurement to patronizers or past knowingly charging lower prices for medical commodities than those charged by a fellow pharmacist if they be reasonable. In case any social club or prescription genuinely intended to be served by some clinic is brought past fault to some other, the latter should be decline to accept it and should direct the client to the right identify. Labels, merchandise marks and other signs and symbols of contemporaries should not be imitated or copied.

Purchase of Drugs:

Drugs should always exist purchased from genuine and reputable sources and a pharmacist should always be on his guard non to aid or abet, directly or indirectly the manufacture, possession, distribution and auction of spurious or sub-standard drugs.

Hawking of Drugs:

Hawking of drugs and medicinals should non exist encouraged nor should any attempt exist made to solicit orders for such substances from door to door. 'Self-service' method of operating pharmacies and drug-stores should not be used as this practice may lead to the distribution of therapeutic substances without an expert supervision and thus would encourage self-medication, which is highly undesirable.

Ad and Displays:

No display fabric either on the premises, in the press or elsewhere should exist used by a pharmacist in connection with the sale to the public of medicines or medical appliances which is undignified in style or which contains: –

(a)  Any diction design or analogy reflecting unfavourably on pharmacist collectively or upon whatsoever group or individual.
(b)  A disparaging reference, direct of by implication to other suppliers, products, remedies or treatments.
(c)  Misleading, or exaggerated statements or claims.
(d)  The give-and-take "Cure" in reference to an disquiet or symptoms of ill-health.
(due east)  A guarantee of therapeutic efficacy.
(f)  An appeal to fear,
(g)  An offer to refund money paid.
(h)  A prize, contest or like scheme.
(i)  Any reference to a medical practitioner or a hospital or the use of the terms "Doctor" or "Dr." or "Nurse" in connectedness with the name of a grooming not already established.
(j)  A reference to sexual weakness, premature ageing or loss of virility.
(k)  A reference to complaints of sexual nature in terms which lack the reticence proper to the subject.

No article or preparation advertised to the public by means of display textile of a kind mentioned above should be exhibited in a chemist's if information technology is known or could reasonably be known that the article or preparation is so advertised.

Contraceptive preparations and appliances or their illustrations should not exist exhibited except a discover approved by regulations or bearing the words "Family Planning Requisites". Under no circumstances should lustful obscene and indecent publications of any kind or description exist sold or distributed. Equally this exercise is highly detrimental to the moral welfare of the Nation.

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Pharmacist In Relation To Medical Profession Limitation Of professional person     Action:

Whereas information technology is expected that medical practitioners in general would non take to the practise of chemist's past owning drugstores, equally this ultimately leads to coded prescriptions and monopolistic practices detrimental to the pharmaceutical profession and also to the interest of patients, information technology should exist made a general rule that pharmacists nether no circumstances take to medical exercise, that is to diagnosing diseases and prescribing remedies therefore even if requested by patrons to do so. In cases of accidents and emergencies a pharmacist may, however, return First Assist to the victim.

No pharmacist should recommend particular medical practitioner unless specifically asked to practice so.

Clandstine Arrangements:

No pharmacist should enter into any secret arrangements or contract with a physician to offer him whatever commission or any reward of any clarification in return for his favour of patronage past recommending his dispensary or drugstore or even his self to patients.

Liaison with public:

Being a liaison between medical profession and people, a pharmacist should always keep himself abreast with the modern developments in chemist's and other centrolineal sciences by regularly reading books, journals, magazines and other periodicals, so that on the one manus he may be in a position to advise the physician on pharmaceutical matters like those of colours, flavours, vehicles and newer forms of administration of medicines, on the other he may be able to brainwash the people for maintaining healthy and sanitary conditions of living.

Thus a chemist can contribute his share in the nation-building activities of the country. A chemist should at all times endeavour to promote knowledge and contribute his quota in the advancement of learning.

A chemist should never disclose whatever data which he has acquired during his professional person activities to any third party or person unless required by police to exercise so. He should never betray the conviction which his patrons repose in him or which he has won past virtue of his eminent grapheme and conduct.

CHAPTER V

Pharmacist in Relation To his Profession Professional Vigilance:

It is not only sufficient for a pharmacist to exist law-abiding and to deter from doing things detrogatory to Order and his profession, but it should be his bounden duty to brand others also fulfil the provisions of the pharmaceutical and other laws and regulations. He should not be afraid of bringing or causing a miscreant to be brought to book, may be a member of his own profession. Whereas it is obligatory for a chemist to extend assistance and cooperation to a fellow member in his legitimate needs, scientific, technical or otherwise, he is to be, at the aforementioned time, vigilant to weed the undesirable out of the profession and thus aid to maintain its fair name and traditions.

Constabulary-constant Citizens:

A chemist engaged in profession has to be an enlightened citizen endowed with a fair cognition of the country and he should strive to countenance and defend them. He should be particularly conversant with the enactments pertaining to nutrient, drug, chemist's, health, sanitation and the similar and endeavour to bide by them in every phase of his life. A pharmacist is a unit of measurement whole and his life cannot be divided into compartments.

Relationship with professional Organisations:

In order to inculcate a corporate life in his own professional person colleagues, a pharmacist should join and accelerate the cause of all such organisations, the aims and objects of which are conducive to scientific moral and cultural well-being of pharmacists and at the same time are in no fashion contrary to the code of pharmaceutical ethics.

Decorum and Propriety:

A pharmacist should always refrain from doing all such acts and deeds which are not in consonance with the decorum and propriety of pharmaceutical profession or which are probable to bring discredit or upgrade to the profession or to himself.