Pharmacy Act, 1974 (Act No. 53 of 1974)Board NoticesRules Relating to Good Pharmacy Practice, 20081.11 Dual Registration |
Principle: The registration with more than one statutory health council would be permissible provided that the pharmacist should at all times comply with the ethical rules of each of the professions registered with the respective Council.
In adhering to this principle the pharmacist who holds registration with more than one statutory health council shall at all times ensure that—
| 1.12.1 | no conflict of interest arises from such dual registration in the rendering of health services to patients; |
| 1.12.2 | patients are clearly informed at the start of the consultation of the status of the pharmacist, i.e. in which capacity the pharmacist will be acting and the informed consent of the patient thereto is obtained in writing; |
| 1.12.3 | patients are not consulted in a dual capacity or charged fees based on such dual consultation; |
| 1.12.4 | the ethical rules applicable at a given moment to the profession in which he or she is acting, are strictly adhered to. |