Part four: Health professions

All pharmacies must be clearly marked from the outside with the name(s) of the owner(s), co-owner(s) or partner(s) in practice. The names of assistant pharmacists may also be mentioned. These inscriptions may only be accompanied by university, hospital and scientific qualifications, the list of which is drawn up by the Conseil national de l’ordre des pharmaciens.

The interior and exterior of the pharmacy must be in keeping with professional dignity. In addition to its name, the external signage of the pharmacy may only include the following emblems and indications: 1° A green Greek cross, illuminated or not; 2° A green pharmaceutical caduceus, illuminated or not, as recognised by the Ministry of Health as the official emblem of French pharmacists and consisting of a cup of Hygie…

Pharmacists must not alienate their professional independence and identity through the use of collective marks or emblems.

The organisation of the pharmacy or the pharmacy for internal use must ensure the quality of all the procedures carried out there. The pharmacist must ensure that the public does not have direct access to medicines and that these are dispensed with the discretion required by professional secrecy. However, the pharmacist in charge or the pharmacist managing a dispensary may make the prescription medicines mentioned in article R. 5121-202 directly…

The specialised activities of the pharmacy that fall within the pharmacist’s professional field must be carried out in accordance with their own regulations.