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Part IV · General

120. Requirement to comply with Good Pharmacy Practices

Official English translation. Where it differs from the Sinhala or Tamil text, the Act itself says which text prevails.

(1)

Every person who carries on a Pharmacy shall comply with Good Pharmacy Practices and other guidelines and conditions prescribed by the Authority.

(2)

The holder of licence shall employ at least one

Pharmacist in the pharmacy to be responsible for all operations of the Pharmacy relating to medicines, medical devices or borderline products.

(3)

The dispensing of medicines, medical devices or borderline products shall be carried out by the Pharmacist or a registered apprentice Pharmacist under the direct supervision of the Pharmacist.

(4)

The Pharmacist shall before the sale of every medicine, medical device or borderline product, inform the buyer the cost of such medicines, medical device or borderline products.

(5)

The Pharmacist shall when dispensing the medicine, medical device or borderline product provide the customer with a description of such medicine, medical device or borderline product, in the language requested for by such customer.

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Part VII

Repeals and Transitional Provisions

Part VIII

Interpretation