Pharmacy Jurisprudence

Question 1

What is pharmacy law?

Answer 1

This refers to all the laws governing the practice of pharmacy in Nigeria and is regulated by bodies such as PCN(pharmacist council of Nigeria),PPA(poison and pharmacy act)

Pharmacy laws provides guidance and assistance to the pharmacy professionals and includes matters that may be considered as a breach.

Question 2

The two types of laws in pharmacy

Answer 2

Pharmacy law
Drug law

Question 3

Drug law

Answer 3

Involves all aspects of drug use including regulation by bodies such as NAFDAC and NDLEA,DDA,FDA.

Drug laws are not limited to pharmacies, in extends to even bakeries,water producers

Question 4

DDA means?

Answer 4

Dangerous drugs act

Question 5

PPA means

Answer 5

Poisons and pharmacy act

Question 6

the act establishing PCN is dated in what year

Answer 6

1992

Question 7

Section 1 of the PCN act talks about

Answer 7

the functions of the council and provisions in which it derives its powers.

Question 8

section 2 PCN act

Answer 8

it covers membership of the profession and its types
-full members
-associate members:includes undergraduate students that are yet to pass the council exams.

Question 9

Members of the governing council include.

Answer 9

-The president
-8 members of pharmacuetical society,deans of pharmacy faculties,director of food and drugs services in the ministry of health, reps of armed forces, exceutive director of NIPRAD

• The president only nominates the chairman.

Question 10

How many years is the chairman and governing council appointed for.

Answer 10

3years but eligible for re appointement ofr a second tenure.however the chairman is chnaged when a new council is constituted.

Question 11

section 5,6&7 of PCN act cover

Answer 11

funding of council and financial issues and accounting procedures, transfer of assets, submission of annual estimate,annual auditing,borrowing of funds, grants by federal government.

Question 12

appointement of a register

Answer 12

the person must be fit and proper, the registrar must maintain the pharmaceutical register

Question 13

duties of the registrar include

Answer 13

printing and publishing the register and making it available for sale

Question 14

Registration is

Answer 14

granted once in a lifetime and is given at the start of the professional career.

Question 15

Licensing is

Answer 15

an annual transaction that allows pharmacists to be licensed to practice.
- the council has to right to deny a person the license even after paying if not in goof standing with the professional body.

Question 16

In what ratio is the practicing fees divided

Answer 16

70% for the PSN and 30% for the council

Question 17

What are the bodies responsible for disciplinary matters

Answer 17

-Invstigatigating panel(4 members-carries out preliminary enquiries into the cases
-Disciplinary tribunal(the chairman and 6 other members)-has established grounds for further action or a prima facie case.

Question 18

section 20

Answer 18

deals with practice as a pharmacist

Question 19

Offenses that lead to sanctions by the council include

Answer 19

-provision of false information to council for securing registration

-practice of pharmacy by non members of the profession
-falsification of records by the registrar

sanctions include-paying of fine to 2years imprisonment

Question 20

The pharmacist Act of 1964

Answer 20

This dissolves the pharmacist board of Nigeria and transfers all the roles,assets,documents and liabilities to the PCN

Question 21

Poisons and pharmacy Act 1990

Answer 21

it regulates pharmacists, non pharmacists suchg as patent drug vendors that are involved in handling of drugs.
-The PPA is a law of the FCT, hence the minister refers to the FCT minister not the health minister.
-The PPA restricts the mixing, compounding,dispensing of drugs to persons licensed to do so.
-Pharmacy students and interns are exempted from licensure

Question 22

Another name for patent and proprietary medicine is

Answer 22

Over the counter medications

Question 23

Who is exempted from licensure in the PPA

Answer 23

pharmacy students
interns

Question 24

Licensing authority is given to?

Answer 24

Minister

Question 25

Advertisement

Answer 25

-prohibited to advertise miscarriage
(abortion)
-can advertise within professional circle and securing of patients

Question 26

sale and possesion of poisons

Answer 26

only professionals such as reg medical practitioners,reg dental surgeons,reg vet and persons authorized under this act are legally fit to possess poisons