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Pharmacy Act, 1974 (Act No. 53 of 1974)

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Rules Relating to Good Pharmacy Practice, 2004

The underlying philosophy

 

Pharmacy as a dynamic, information-driven, patient-orientated profession, through its infrastructure, competence and skills, is committed to fulfil the health care needs of South Africa and its people by being the:

(a) custodian of medicine;
(b) formulator, manufacturer, distributor and controller of safe, effective and quality medicine;
(c) adviser on the safe, rational and appropriate use of medicine;
(d) provider of accessible, essential clinical services including screening and referral services;
(e) accessible provider of health care information;
(f) provider of pharmaceutical care by taking responsibility for the therapeutic outcome of therapy and by being actively involved in the design, implementation and monitoring of an effective pharmaceutical service;
(g) profession committed to competency and professionalism;
(h) profession committed to co-operation with other members of the health care team in the interest of the patient; and
(i) profession committed to cost-effective pharmaceutical services.