Article R4235-56 of the French Public Health Code
November 3, 2023
The specialised activities of the pharmacy that fall within the pharmacist’s professional field must be carried out in accordance with their own regulations.
The specialised activities of the pharmacy that fall within the pharmacist’s professional field must be carried out in accordance with their own regulations.
Information in favour of a pharmacy in directories or equivalent media is limited as follows: 1° Under the heading “Pharmacy”, only the names, addresses, telephone and fax numbers may appear; 2° In any other section, only advertisements relating to the specialised activities authorised in the pharmacy may appear; The information provided for in 1° and 2° above may not, by virtue of its presentation or size, be of such importance…
Advertising for products or articles that are not reserved for sale by pharmacists is permitted provided that : 1° It is fair ; 2° It is presented in a medium compatible with the dignity of the profession; 3° Its form and content are tactful and measured; 4° It is not misleading for the consumer.
Pharmacy shop windows and areas designed to be visible from the outside may only be used to display activities which may lawfully be carried out in pharmacies. Subject to the regulations in force regarding competition and advertising and the legal obligations regarding information on the prices charged, these windows and areas may not be used for the purpose of soliciting customers by processes and means contrary to the dignity of…
Pharmacists must keep their local Association Council informed of any contracts or agreements for the supply or provision of services which they have entered into with both public and private establishments, as well as with health or social welfare establishments. The same applies to payment delegation agreements entered into with social security bodies, mutual insurance companies or insurers.
Where it appears to the pharmacist to be in the patient’s health interests to do so, the pharmacist must refuse to dispense a medicinal product. If this medicine is prescribed on a prescription, the pharmacist must immediately inform the prescriber of his refusal and indicate this on the prescription.
Whenever necessary, pharmacists should encourage their patients to consult a qualified practitioner.
Pharmacists must refrain from formulating a diagnosis of the disease in the treatment of which they are called upon to collaborate.
Pharmacists must not, by any means whatsoever, encourage their patients to abuse medicines.
All prices must be made known to the public in accordance with the economic regulations in force. Where the pharmacist is, by virtue of the regulations in force, required to freely set the prices charged in his pharmacy, he must do so with tact and moderation.
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