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Article R5126-26 of the French Public Health Code

The pharmacist responsible for managing the in-house pharmacy is the recipient of all prescriptions drawn up in the context of home care provided to patients by the health care establishment.

He organises for each patient, on the advice of the coordinating doctor, the circuit of medicines, products, objects or medical devices prescribed, using:

1° either the in-house pharmacy where he works ;

2° a dispensing pharmacy under the conditions set out in the agreement signed with the pharmacist who owns the dispensing pharmacy, which specifies the obligations incumbent upon the latter with a view to guaranteeing the quality and safety of pharmaceutical dispensing.

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Article R5126-26

Le pharmacien chargé de la gérance de la pharmacie à usage intérieur est destinataire de l’ensemble des prescriptions établies dans le cadre des soins à domicile dispensés aux patients par l’établissement de santé.


Il organise pour chaque patient, après avis du médecin coordonnateur, le circuit des médicaments, produits, objets ou dispositifs médicaux prescrits en ayant recours :


1° soit à la pharmacie à usage intérieur où il exerce ;


2° soit à une pharmacie d’officine dans les conditions prévues dans la convention conclue avec le pharmacien titulaire de l’officine, qui précise les obligations incombant à ce dernier en vue de garantir la qualité et la sécurité de la dispensation pharmaceutique.

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