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 does not require a doctor’s prescription.
By providing appropriate advice within the scope of his competence, he must help to support the patient.