Title I: Pharmacists' monopoly

The following are reserved for pharmacists, with the exception of the derogations provided for in the articles of this Code: 1° The preparation of medicinal products intended for use in human medicine; 2° The preparation of dressings and all articles presented as complying with the pharmacopoeia; 3° The preparation of generators, kits or precursors mentioned in article L. 5121-1 ; 4° Wholesale and retail sales, including over the Internet, and…

Persons engaged in the activity of brokering medicinal products as referred to in article L. 5124-19 are not subject to the provisions of this Title.

Pharmacy dispensaries and pharmacies for internal use are required to collect, free of charge, unused medicinal products for human use from private individuals who are in possession of them. Unused medicines may not be distributed or made available. These medicines are destroyed under secure conditions. A decree in the Conseil d’Etat shall specify the conditions for the application of this article, and in particular : – the conditions for the…

I.-The following are subject to the principle of extended producer responsibility pursuant to Article L. 541-10 of the Environmental Code , operators or importers of medicinal products, manufacturers or their agents, distributors or importers of devices mentioned respectively in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 and in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and…

Doctors established in a commune where there is no pharmacy may be authorised by the Director General of the Regional Health Agency, who will inform the State representative in the département, to keep a stock of medicines on their premises, and to dispense to the people for whom they provide care, the reimbursable and non-reimbursable medicines, as well as the medical devices necessary to continue the treatment they have prescribed,…

Notwithstanding the provisions of 4° of article L. 4211-1, legal entities complying with good distribution practices defined by order of the Minister for Health may be authorised to dispense gases for medical use at home, under the responsibility of a pharmacist registered with the Ordre des pharmaciens in sections A, D and E. Authorisation is granted by the Director General of the Regional Health Agency, after consulting the relevant bodies…

Any person who has obtained authorisation from the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé, after obtaining the opinion of the Académie nationale de médecine, may prepare and dispense allergens when they are specially prepared for a single individual. Authorisation is granted for a period of five years, renewable thereafter for five-year periods. It may be subject to appropriate conditions. A Conseil d’Etat decree sets the…

Herbalists who qualified on 20 September 1941 have the right to practise for life. Qualified herbalists may hold for sale and sell for medical use medicinal plants or parts of plants, whether indigenous or acclimatised, with the exception of those mentioned in article L. 5132-7. These plants or parts of plants may not, under any circumstances, be supplied to the public in the form of a mixture prepared in advance;…

By way of derogation from 1° and 4° of Article L. 4211-1, establishments or organisations authorised by the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé may prepare, store, distribute, transfer, import and export the gene therapy preparations referred to in 12° of Article L. 5121-1. This authorisation is issued for a period of five years. It is renewable and may be modified, suspended or withdrawn. A…

By way of derogation from 1° and 4° of Article L. 4211-1, establishments or organisations authorised by the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé after receiving the opinion of the Agence de la biomédecine may prepare, store, distribute, transfer, import and export the xenogenic cell therapy preparations mentioned in 13° of Article L. 5121-1. This authorisation is issued for a period of five years. It…