It Is The Branch Of Pharmacy Which Deals With The Knowledge Of Laws Relating To Drugs And Pharmaceuticals & About Pharmacy Profession

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Assist. Prof.
GHARGE VARSHA GAJANAN
M.PHARM. (PHARMACEUTICS)

2. Pharmaceutical
jurisprudence
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3. Definition
It Is The Branch Of Pharmacy Which Deals With The Knowledge Of
Laws Relating To Drugs And Pharmaceuticals & About Pharmacy
Profession
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4. It is the study of fundamental legal
principles & is also science & philosophy
of law.
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What is
Jurisprudence?

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1 Pharmacy Act 1948 8-12
2 Drugs and Cosmetics Act 1940/Rules 1945
Extent, commencement - Important definitions
Drugs Technical Advisory Board and Central Drugs laboratory –
their composition and functions - Ayurvedic / Allopathic drugs,
prohibitions - Ayurvedic, Homeopathic and Allopathic medicines
in respect of Import and Export, Indigenous manufacture, sale or
distribution – Drugs Consultative Committee, its composition
and functions - Inspectors – their powers and duties - sampling
procedure - Inspection enquiry, Investigation / Cosmetics /
Ayurvedic drugs) - Imported drugs, Cosmetics and Indigenously
manufactures drugs and cosmetics - offences and penalties,
confiscation’s - Govt. Analyst, Licensing Authorities and
Controlling Authority, qualifications, functions and powers -
Licenses for different systems for Medicine.
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3 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act 1985:
Historical background of Opium Act and Dangerous Drugs
Act.
Prohibitions and penalties.
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4 Drugs and Magic Remedies Act 1954:
Definitions, Official's duties, Prohibitions, Penalties etc.
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5 Drugs Price Control Order 1987:
Historical background - Essential commodities Act -
Relevant provisions, Drugs Prices Display Rule 1961 and
other relevant orders - Applicability to Imported drugs and
Indigenously manufactured drugs - definitions - prices to
wholesaler and retailer - MAP - penal provisions.
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6 Prevention of Food adulterations Act 1954 and Rules 1955 :
Important definitions, Central Board of Food Standard,
Central Food
Laboratory, Composition and Functions.
Public Analyst: Qualifications, duties, Food Inspectors:
Qualification
powers, duties sampling procedures.
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7 Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act-CPSEA rules. 3-5
8 Code of Pharmaceutical Ethics 3-5

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10. Introduction
• Ethics is a science which deals with the
study of moral duties & is concerned with
human conduct & characters. It is a
wrong or right human behavioral code of
ethics is carefully formulated set of
principles for guidance of the particular
group or members of the profession.
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LAWS ETHICS
It is an authorities instrument that
rules over the society.
Laws can be prevented the illegal
practice of pharmacy.
Laws can be prevented the sale of
substandard quality drugs but
cannot prevent selling of drug at
cheaper rate.
It is a way of conducting life laid
down by the society to help the
individuals to decide what is wrong &
right.
It can be unethical practices of
pharmacy that can cause grave risk or
danger to the life of individual or
patient.
The sale of substandard quality drugs
& at cheaper rate is restricted by the
code of ethics.

12. • Code of pharmaceutical ethics is designed by
the Pharmacy Council Of India. It guides to
the pharmacist regarding how to behave in
society i.e. with patients, public & his
colleagues.
• The pharmacist is vital link between the doctor
& patient. He is responsible to provide
professional services of high order to the
community at large by ensuring production of
quality medicines & its sale, distribution to the
consumer thereby safeguarding the health of
the public.
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13. It Divided In To Following Four Sub
Type
1.Phamacist in relation to his job
2. Pharmacist in relation to his trade
3. Pharmacist in relation to medical
profession
4. Pharmacist in relation to his profession
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14. 1.Phamacist in relation to his job
• A) Scope of pharmaceutical service:
Pharmacist who is engaged in hospital
pharmacy should supply the medicines
correctly & properly. He should supply the
medicines efficiently without delay. More care
should be taken during emergency supplies.
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15. B)Conduct of pharmacy:
• In a pharmacy section of hospital pharmacy,
pharmacist prepare the medicines according to
the prescription of physician. During
compounding he not make errors as the
medicines if dispensed wrongly may not give
the necessary relief to the patient from disease.
On the contrary, there may be some
undesirable side effects.
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16. C) Handling of prescription:
• As the prescription given by the physicians are
presented to pharmacist for dispensing, pharmacist
is suppose to maintain its secrecy & should not
make any comment on it.
• He should read it carefully &then decide what type
of medicine is required to prepare. No any
addition, omission or substitution of ingredients
should be made without the consent of the
prescriber. If there are some errors in doses he
should be correct himself, he should consult to
physician.
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17. D)Handling of drugs:
• In hospital pharmacy, the variety of drugs are
available & the chief pharmacist is responsible
for handling of drugs. During compounding &
dispensing ,he should uses standard quality of
drugs & weight it accurately. He should take
more care during handling of poisonous
substances.
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18. E)Apprentice pharmacist:
• Every pharmacist has to undergo the practical
training after completion of the academic
training. Chief pharmacist should provide
uniform practical training to all the new
pharmacists.
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19. 2. Pharmacist In Relation To His
Trade
A)Pricing of drugs:
• Pricing of pharmaceuticals & drugs should be fair.
The overhanging of products should be avoided. A
suitable price structure should be adopted for pricing
of drugs.
• He should be retail price of his formulation
according to the formula prescribed under Drugs
&Price Control Order. While calculating the price he
should be consider the material cost, packaging
charges, cost of packaging material ,etc.
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20. B)Fair trade practice
• Pharmacist should not make any attempt to
capture the business of fellow pharmacist by
cut throat competitions that is by offering gifts
& reducing drug prices to the patient, etc.
Trade marks, sings & symbols of other
pharmacist should not be copied.
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21. C)Purchase of drugs:
• Pharmacist should purchase drugs of standard
quality only.
• He should not purchase substandard quality,
adulterated drugs or misbranded drugs.
• He should purchase drug under cash or credit
memo from a duly licensed manufacturers &
dealers.
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22. D)Hawking of drugs:
• Hawking of drugs should be prohibited under
the code of pharmaceutical ethics to prevent
self-medication & mis-medication.
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23. E)Advertising & display :
• Advertisement & display of drug should also
be prohibited under code of pharmaceutical
ethics to prevent self medication & mis-
medication.
• Advertisement of drugs making a false claim
or which gives misleading information about
the drug should be prohibited.
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24. 3. Pharmacist in relation to medical
profession
A)Limitation of professional activity:
• Pharmacist should not interfere with duties of
physician. He should carry out only his own
duties that is compounding & dispensing.
• Under no circumstances, he should diagnose
the patient & prescribe the remedies even
though requested by patient.
• In emergency, he should provide first aid
service to the victim.
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25. B)Clandestine arrangement:
• Pharmacist should not enter into any secret
agreement or contract with physician that is by
offering commission for recommending his
medical store.
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26. C)Liaison with public:
• Pharmacist is link between doctor & patient.
• He should have up-to-date knowledge about the
developments in the pharmacy profession.
• For this purpose, he should be always in constant
touch with the periodicals, journals & magazines
related to pharmacy profession which are
published time to time.
• He should offer advice to physician on the
pharmaceuticals. Also, he should educate the
patient regarding certain techniques of
administration of drugs.
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27. 4. Pharmacist in relation to his
profession
• A)Law abiding citizens
• Pharmacist should have the knowledge of laws
related to drugs, pharmaceuticals, chemicals,
food & cosmetics.
• He should obey the laws of nation & State to
maintain this standard of profession.
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28. B)Professional vigilance:
• Pharmacist should consider all other
pharmacists as colleagues in pharmacy
profession & partner in health care system.
• All pharmacist should meet frequently on the
occasion of some conference.
• This is required for the welfare & cooperation
to other pharmacist.
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29. C)Association with various
professional organizations:
• Pharmacist should associate himself with the
various professional organizations, the aims &
objectives of which are compatible with code
of pharmaceutical ethics.
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30. D)Decorum & propriety:
• Pharmacist should not carry out such acts that
will bring discredit to himself as well as to the
pharmacy profession.
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31. MCQs
1)Ethics is study of________
A. fundamental legal principles
B. rules of action
C. moral duties
D. none
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32. 2)__________can prevent the sale of
substandard quality drugs but cannot prevent
selling of drug at cheaper rate.
A. laws
B. ethics
C. both
D. none
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33. 3)The pharmacist is vital link between
_______in health care system.
A. doctor & senior pharmacist
B. doctor & manufacturer
C. doctor & patient
D. all
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34. 4)If pharmacist has made secret contract with
doctor it is called as ______
A. cutthroat competition
B. clandestine arrangement
C. interpersonal agreement
D. none.
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