P07

Pharmacy Law & Jurisprudence

Pharmacy Act 1948, D&C Act & Rules with schedules, NDPS Act, DPCO, Drugs & Magic Remedies Act — the licensing and sale framework a pharmacist works under

202
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110
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Act, Rule or reference
12
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Subtopics in this bank

Administration of the D&C Act — DTAB, Central Drugs Laboratory, DCC, government analysts and Drugs InspectorsAllied drug lawsAllied drug laws — NDPS Act 1985, Medicinal & Toilet Preparations Act 1955, Drugs & Magic Remedies Act, and CPCSEA / Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1960DTAB/DCCDrug price control — DPCO 2013, National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority and NLEMDrugs and Cosmetics Act 1940 and Rules 1945 — objectives, definitions, schedules and import controlManufacture and sale of drugs — licence conditions, loan and repacking licences, wholesale/retail/restricted salePatents Act 1970Pharmacy Act 1948 - restriction on dispensingPharmacy Act 1948 — PCI, education regulations, registration of pharmacists; Code of Pharmaceutical EthicsRegulatory bodiesSchedules to the D&C Rules (G, H, M, N, P, T, U, V, X, Y, Part XII-B) and labelling/packing requirements

Sample questions, with the reasoning

Every served question is explained like this — including why each wrong option is wrong.

A candidate holds shares giving him a financial interest in a firm that sells drugs. What is his position regarding appointment as a Government Analyst under this section?

  • A)He may be appointed if the interest is in sale but not manufacture
  • B)He is disqualified from being appointed✓
  • C)He may be appointed if he discloses the interest to the appointing government
  • D)He may be appointed if he is assigned an area where the firm does not operate

Why B is correct

No person having any financial interest in the manufacture or sale of any drug shall be appointed a Government Analyst under this section. The disqualification is stated without qualification or cure.

Source: Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940, Section 33F

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A cosmetic is marketed so as to appear to be the product of a manufacturer of whom it is not truly a product. Under this chunk it is—

  • A)Spurious✓
  • B)Adulterated
  • C)Lawful unless consumers were actually deceived
  • D)Of substandard quality only

Why A is correct

Purporting to be the product of a manufacturer of whom it is not truly a product is expressly listed as a ground of spuriousness for cosmetics.

Source: Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940, Section 17D

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A firm stocks and sells drugs from three separate shops in a city. What does the chunk require?

  • A)One licence covering all premises, with each additional premises endorsed on it
  • B)A separate application and a separate licence in respect of each such place✓
  • C)A single application, but separate licences issued automatically for each place
  • D)A licence only for the principal place of business, others being ancillary

Why B is correct

Where drugs are sold or stocked for sale at more than one place, the chunk requires a separate application and a separate licence for each such place.

Source: Drugs and Cosmetics Rules, 1945, Rule 62

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