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PHARMD GURU Page 3 2) PHARMACIST IN RELATION TO HIS TRADE: a) PRICING OF DRUGS: Pricing of drugs and pharmaceuticals should be fair. The overcharging of the products should be avoided. A suitable price structure should be adopted for pricing of drugs. He should calculate the retail price of his formulation according to the formula prescribed under Drugs and Price Control Order. While calculating the price he should consider the material cost, packaging charges, cost of packaging material, etc. b) FAIR TRADE PRACTICE: Pharmacist should not make any attempt to capture the business of fellow pharmacist by cutthroat competitions that is by offering gifts or reducing prices to the patient, etc. Trademarks, signs and symbols of other pharmacist should not be copied. 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 drugs under cash or credit memo from a duly licensed manufacturers and dealers. d) HAWKING OF DRUGS: Hawking of drugs should be prohibited under the code of pharmaceutical ethics to prevent self medication and mismedication. e) ADVERTISING AND DISPLAY: Advertisement and display of drug should also be prohibited under the code of pharmaceutical ethics to prevent self medication and mismedication. Advertisements of drugs making a false claim or which gives misleading information about the drug should be prohibited.
PHARMD GURU Page 4 3) PHARMACIST IN RELATION TO MEDICAL PROFESSION: a) LIMITATION OF PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY: Pharmacist should not interfere with the duties of physician. He should carry out only his own duties that is compounding and dispensing. Under no circumstances, he should diagnose the patient and prescribe the remedies even though requested by the patient. In emergency, he should provide first aid services to victim. 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. c) LIAISON WITH PUBLIC: Pharmacist is a link between doctor and patient. He should have up-to-date knowledge about the developments in pharmacy profession. For this purpose, he should be always in constant touch with the periodicals, journals, magazines related to the pharmacy profession which are published from 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. 4) PHARMACIST IN RELATION TO HIS PROFESSION: a) LAW ABIDING CITIZENS: Pharmacist should have the knowledge of laws related to drugs, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, foods and cosmetics. He should obey the laws of nation and State to maintain the standard of the profession. b) PROFESSIONAL VIGILANCE: Pharmacist should consider all other pharmacists as colleagues in pharmacy profession and partner in health care system. All pharmacists should meet frequently on the occasion of some conference. This is required for the welfare and cooperation to other pharmacist. c) ASSOCIATION WITH VARIOUS PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS: Pharmacist should associate himself with the various professional organizations, the aims and objectives of which are compatible with code of pharmaceutical ethics.