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Article L5125-24 of the French Public Health Code

Pharmacists may not sell goods in their dispensaries other than those appearing on a list drawn up by the Minister for Health, on a proposal from the Conseil national de l’ordre des pharmaciens.

Pharmacists must dispense in their dispensaries simple drugs, chemical products and preparations described in the pharmacopoeia. The substances dispensed in this way must meet the specifications of the said pharmacopoeia.

Pharmacists may not sell any secret remedies.

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Article L5125-24

Les pharmaciens ne peuvent faire dans leur officine le commerce de marchandises autres que celles figurant sur une liste arrêtée par le ministre chargé de la santé, sur proposition du Conseil national de l’ordre des pharmaciens.

Les pharmaciens doivent dispenser dans leur officine les drogues simples, les produits chimiques et les préparations décrites par la pharmacopée. Les substances ainsi dispensées doivent répondre aux spécifications de ladite pharmacopée.

Les pharmaciens ne peuvent vendre aucun remède secret.

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