The central council of dispensing pharmacists comprises :
1° The presidents of the regional councils;
2° Six dispensing pharmacists and their alternates, who provide additional representation for the six regions with the largest number of pharmacists, elected by and from among the members of these regional councils in a first-past-the-post ballot;
3° A pharmacist public health inspector representing the Minister for Health in an advisory capacity;
4° A pharmacist professor or senior lecturer in pharmacy training and research units, appointed by the Minister for Health on the recommendation of the Minister for Higher Education, or his or her alternate, appointed under the same conditions.
It meets at least twice a year.