Article R4235-47 of the French Public Health Code
November 3, 2023
Pharmacists are prohibited from dispensing unauthorised medicines.
Pharmacists are prohibited from dispensing unauthorised medicines.
The pharmacist must carry out the entire act of dispensing the medicinal product, combining the dispensing of the medicinal product with : 1° Pharmaceutical analysis of the medical prescription, if available; 2° Preparing any doses to be administered; 3° Providing the information and advice necessary for the correct use of the medicinal product. He has a particular duty to advise when he is called upon to dispense a medicine that…
Pharmacists are required to participate in the on-call and emergency services provided for in article L. 5125-22 or organised by the competent authorities for the care of hospitalised patients. Pharmacists shall ensure that their pharmacy meets the obligations imposed by this service. The dispensing pharmacist shall inform the public either of the names and addresses of his close colleagues who are able to provide patients with the medicines and assistance…
No pharmacist may keep a pharmacy open, or a pharmacy for internal use in operation, if he is unable to practise personally or if he is not effectively and regularly replaced.
The pharmacist entrusted with the management of a pharmacy after the death of the proprietor must, while taking account of the legitimate interests of the successors, require them to respect his professional independence.
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.
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