This document discusses laws, ethics, and the code of conduct for pharmacists in India. It outlines how pharmacists should conduct themselves in relation to their job, trade, the medical profession, and their own profession. Pharmacists are expected to provide efficient services, handle prescriptions and drugs with care, maintain their premises professionally, engage in fair trade practices, and purchase quality drugs. They must observe all laws and ethical principles, and cooperate with other healthcare professionals while keeping updated in their knowledge.

1. Presented by
Mr. KAUSHIK S. AGRAWAL

2. CONTENT
 Introduction.
 Code of pharmaceutical ethics.
 Pharmacist in relation to his job.
 Pharmacist in relation to his trade.
 Pharmacist in relation to medical profession.
 Pharmacist in relation to his profession.
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3. LAWS AND ETHICS
 LAWS:-
 Set of rules and Regulation.
 Statutory bindings.
 Broken of laws: fine or imprisonment.
 Mandatory restrictions: Prevent one from causing injury
to another.
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4. LAWS AND ETHICS
 ETHICS:-
 Moral binding on the individuals: conduct, behavior,
character.
 Not mandatory restriction.
 Moral principles: regulate working.
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5. CODE OF PHARMACEUTICAL ETHICS
 Code of moral principles.
 Ethics are Moral binding: conduct, behavior and
character.
 Ensures: services to public, develops new standards and
status to the profession.
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6. PHARMACIST IN RELATION TO HIS JOB
 PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES:-
 Efficient and comprehensive services.
 Supply common medicaments.
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7. PHARMACIST IN RELATION TO HIS JOB
 PHARMACY:-
 Premises of pharmacy: reflect professional character.
 Precaution: errors during dispensing/supply.
 Prevent accidental contamination.
 Pharmacy: personal control of pharmacist.
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8. PHARMACIST IN RELATION TO HIS JOB
 HANDLING PRESCRIPTIONS:-
 Discussion or comment: merits, demerits, therapeutic
efficacy.
 Expression.
 Queries: answered cautiously.
 Permission of prescriber: add, omit or substitute.
 Correction: Prescription referred back to prescriber.
 Follow instructions of prescriber.
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9. PHARMACIST IN RELATION TO HIS JOB
 HANDLING OF DRUGS:-
 Drug and medicines of standard quality.
 Supply of spurious, substandard preparations.
 Utmost care during dispensing.
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10. PHARMACIST IN RELATION TO HIS JOB
 APPRENTICE PHARMACIST:-
 During training and learning provide full facilities.
 Certificate: unless they acquire sufficient skills and
techniques.
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11. PHARMACIST IN RELATION TO HIS TRADE
 PRICE STRUCTURE:-
 Fair price: quality, quantity, labor and skill required.
 Customer should not be undue taxed.
 Adequate payment: knowledge, skill, time consumed,
responsibility.
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12. PHARMACIST IN RELATION TO HIS TRADE
 FAIR TRADE PRACTICE:-
 Use of fair means in trade for generating business.
 Not prefer to unfair means such as:
• Attracts/Alluring customers.
• Charging lower price.
• Copying labels, trademarks, symbols.
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13. PHARMACIST IN RELATION TO HIS TRADE
 PURCHASE OF DRUGS:-
 Purchase from genuine and reputed sources.
 Should not aid or encourage directly or indirectly:
manufacture, distribution or sale of spurious or
substandard drugs.
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14. PHARMACIST IN RELATION TO HIS TRADE
 HAWKING OF DRUG AND SELF SERVICES:-
 Hawking of drugs and medicines.
 Self service: self medication and distribution.
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15. PHARMACIST IN RELATION TO HIS TRADE
 ADVERTISEMENT AND DISPLAY:-
 Display or advertisement on the premises, newspaper.
 Should not make such advertisement which contain:
• Misleading statements or claims.
• Guarantee of therapeutic efficacy.
• Offer to refund.
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16. PHARMACIST IN RELATION TO MEDICAL
PROFESSION
 PROFESSIONAL LIMITATION:-
 Never make any secrete contracts and agreements.
 Neither diagnose disease nor prescribe medicines.
 First aid to victims of accident and in emergencies.
 Should not recommend medical practitioner.
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17.  LINK WITH PUBLIC:-
 Link between medical profession and public.
 Constantly in touch with modern development.
 Expert in the field of pharmacy.
 By enlarging store of knowledge: educate the public.
PHARMACIST IN RELATION TO MEDICAL
PROFESSION
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18. PHARMACIST IN RELATION TO HIS PROFESSION
 Observe law and ethical principles.
 Extend help and co-operation to fellow pharmacists.
 Fair knowledge of laws.
 Weed out undesirable corrupt or dishonest conduct of the
member.
 Should have upto date knowledge.
 Associate with organizations.
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19. REFERENCES
 Forensic Pharmacy – by B. S. Kuchekar and A. M.
Khandatare.
 Pharmaceutical jurisprudence – by Shyam Chandak.
 Drugs & Pharmacy Laws in India - by Bharati H.K.
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