The document outlines general principles of law relevant to the drugs and pharmacy profession, including key principles such as supremacy, constitutionalism, democracy, justice, and equality. It emphasizes that laws govern behavior, ensure fairness, and protect individual rights while detailing historical acts related to drugs from 1857 to 1988. Specifically, it mentions significant legislation such as the Opium Act, Drugs and Cosmetics Act, and the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act.

1. Prepared & presented by
Priyanka Deshmukh
General Principles of Law, History and various Acts related
to Drugs and Pharmacy profession
Chapter 1

2. Laws
Laws are the set of rules and regulations to control conduct and behavior of
human individuals and society.
General principles of laws
 Principle of Supremacy
 Principle of Constitutionalism
 Principle of Liberty
 Principle of Fraternity
 Principle of Democracy
 Principle of Justice
 Principle of Equality
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3. 1. Every person is bound to obey the laws.
2. No person is above the law and would be
treated equally.
3. The law rules over all people including
the persons making and administrating
the law.
Principle of Supremacy
1. Freedom and autonomy of
individuals.
2. It gives the individual his own control
on personal decisions and choices.
Principle of Democracy

4. Laws should be made in accordance
with the constitution of India and
executive action should be according
to law.
1. It plays distributive and corrective roles.
2. Distributive justice: Secures proper
distribution of advantages, opportunities
and benefits.
3. Corrective justice: Plays imp. Role in
addressing wrong and imposing obligation
of compensations on person doing wrong.
Principle of Justice
Principle of Constitutionalism

5. It ensures freedom for personal
achievements and non-
interference by others.
Elimination of discrimination,
correction in imbalance and
providing equal opportunities, access
and benefits.
Peaceful co- existence of people to
secure fraternity and to protect them
from exclusion, discrimation,
subordination and oppression
Principle of Liberty
Principle of Equality
Principle of Fraternity

6. History and various acts related to drugs and pharmacy
profession
1. Opium Act,1857
2. Opium Act,1878
3. Poisons Act,1919
4. Dangerous Drugs Act,1930
5. Drugs and cosmetics Act,1940
6. Pharmacy Act,1948

7. 7. The drugs (control) Act,1950
8. The Drugs and magic remedies(objectionable Advertisement)Act,1954
9. The medicinal and toilet preparations(excise duty) Act1955
10.Drugs (price control) orders under the provisions of essential commodities
Act, 1955
11.The narcotics drugs and psychotropic substances Act, 1985
12.The prevention of illicit trafficking in narcotic drugs and psychotropic
substances Act,1988