Regulation No. 10 / 1950 Coll.
Regulation regulating the operation of pharmacies
Valid
Effective from 08.02.1950
10.
Regulation of the Minister for Health
of 25 January 1950
adjusting the way pharmacies operate.
The Minister for Health hereby orders, pursuant to Section 10 (1) of Act No. 271 / 1949 Coll., on the Production and Distribution of Medicines (hereinafter referred to as "the Act"):
General provisions.
(1) Medicinal products must be kept in pharmacies, prepared and issued in accordance with the relevant rules and be particularly careful not to confuse them. This also applies mutatis mutandis to the storage and supply of medical supplies.
(2) Medicines intended primarily for the use of treatment and treatment institutions must be operated in such a way as to carry out, in particular, the tasks arising from the activities of those institutes.
(1) Only active substances listed in this Regulation shall be used in the preparation of medicinal products for medical (veterinary) prescription and any derogation from this Regulation shall be prohibited.
(2) If there is reason to believe that the medicinal product is prescribed incorrectly, the doctor (veterinarian) who prescribed it shall be informed accordingly and, if necessary, ask him to correct the prescription. However, where the urgent nature of the issue or the danger of delay is indicated on the prescription, and where there is no accessible doctor (veterinarian) who has prescribed the medicine, or any other doctor (veterinarian) who would have assessed the prescription may prepare or release the medicine by way of derogation from the prescription, as the person's experience suggests, is likely to be prescribed; This change must be notified immediately to the prescribing physician (s).
(3) If the prescribed medicines are not in stock, other medicines of approximately the same effect (replacement medicines) may be given in order to supply the medicines in good time if the Ministry of Health so permits.
Management and other professional staff of pharmacies.
(1) A pharmacy operated in the framework of a national drug distribution undertaking established under Article 3 (1) of the Act (hereinafter referred to as the "national undertaking") must be operated by a competent administrator, a pharmacy operated by a physical person in a personal capacity, who is authorised to operate it (hereinafter referred to as "authorised").
(2) Where a temporary obstacle is prevented by the responsible manager (s) in the proper personal management of the pharmacy, the national undertaking (s) must immediately appoint a temporary pharmacist and notify the district national committee thereof. A temporary administrator may keep a pharmacy for as long as the obstacle persists but for a maximum period of two months.
(3) Where:
(a) a national undertaking (authorised) has not established a temporary administrator; or
(b) prevent an obstacle likely to last more than 2 months for the responsible (entitled) pharmacist in the proper personal management of the pharmacy; or
(c) the authorisation for the operation of the pharmacy has expired or withdrawn and the proper supply of the medicinal product requires that the pharmacy continue to be operated, the district national committee shall, by official authority, appoint a national committee for the time required by the pharmacist's administrator.
(4) The temporary administrator referred to in paragraph 2 and the administrator referred to in paragraph 3 may be designated as the person for whom the conditions set out in Article 7 (a), (b) and (d) of the Act are met and who carries out the professional activities referred to in Article 7 (c) of the Act for at least one year.
(5) A temporary administrator established under paragraph 2 and an administrator established in the cases referred to in paragraph 3 (a) and (b) shall keep a pharmacy on behalf of a national undertaking (authorised), an administrator established in the case referred to in paragraph 3 (c) on behalf of a national undertaking.
(6) An administrator established in accordance with paragraph 3 shall be entitled to a remuneration equal to the salary of the manager responsible against the person on whose account he holds the pharmacy.
(1) The administrator responsible (authorised), the temporary administrator established pursuant to § 3 (2) and the administrator established pursuant to § 3 (3) are obliged to take care of the proper and uninterrupted operation of the pharmacy. In particular, they are obliged to ensure that:
(a) the pharmacies were in stock according to the pharmacopoeia and medical supplies that can be issued exclusively in pharmacies;
(b) the medicinal products have been properly prepared and of prescribed quality,
(c) mass-produced medicines and medical supplies, kept in a pharmacy, have been properly stored and exchanged in time for fresh; and
(d) the rooms and facilities of the pharmacy have been maintained in such a condition as to guarantee its impeccable operation.
(2) The persons referred to in paragraph 1 are also required to carry out administrative work linked to the management of the pharmacy.
(1) Prepare and supply medicinal products only:
(a) a person with the rank of master of pharmacy in Czechoslovakia (§ 7 (b) of the Act);
(b) a pharmacist after an aspirant test carried out, who, on the date of entry into force of this Regulation, has been practising in a pharmacy for at least 5 years.
(2) By the end of 1953, a pharmacist may also prepare and issue medicines after an aspirant test which does not fulfil the condition laid down in paragraph 1 (b).
(3) Persons preparing and issuing medicines are obliged to take care of the provisions of Sections 1 and 2.
(1) Professional technical work in the preparation of medicinal products may be carried out under the supervision and supervision of one of the persons referred to in Section 5 by a pharmacist.
(2) The work of a pharmacist is also the responsibility of the person whose management and supervision is to be carried out by the pharmacist.
Operating rooms and pharmacy facilities.
(1) The pharmacy must have at least the following rooms:
(a) the dispensary;
(b) the preparation of medicinal products with a laboratory;
(c) a storage facility;
(d) an emergency room, if the pharmacy is obliged to hold it, and
(e) the room, after the case cellar for the storage of flammable materials.
(2) In pharmacies set up before the application of this Regulation, medicinal products may continue to be issued and prepared in the same room if the setting up of separate rooms referred to in paragraph 1 (a) and (b) would require costly building adaptations.
(3) The rooms referred to in paragraph 1 shall comply with the relevant building, fire and medical rules and shall be efficiently furnished.
(4) Prior to the start of operation of the new pharmacy, the operator must request the district national committee to approve the operating rooms. The District National Committee may impose conditions and restrictions on room approval.
The pharmacy shall be equipped with the necessary instruments and aids in accordance with specific regulations on this issue.
In a pharmacy, records shall be kept of the preparation of stock drugs, the testing of medicinal products and the intake, use and supply of narcotic drugs.
The pharmacy must be used permanently by the staff of the pharmacy
(a) a valid pharmacopoeia, a valid pharmaceutical rate and other applicable rules governing the distribution of medicines;
(b) technical literature from the pharmacy sector needed for the professional activities of the pharmacy.
Operating and working hours in pharmacies.
The pharmacy must be open to an unlimited extent and operated on working days generally for 8 hours per day, from 8 to 12 hours and from 14 to 18 hours, unless otherwise provided by the district national committee as required. In addition to this time, on Sundays, stateside holidays and memorial days of the Czechoslovak Republic, medicine must be issued at the pharmacy only if it is required for a doctor's (veterinarian's) prescription or if there is a danger of delay (emergency service).
(1) If there are several pharmacies in the municipality or in the district of the municipalities which are interconnected or interconnected by appropriate means of transport, the district national committee may allow pharmacies to take turns in the exercise of emergency services at certain times and determine the order of rotation.
(2) The District National Committee may designate in larger municipalities one or more pharmacies most appropriately located to be operated 24 / 7; other pharmacies shall be relieved of emergency services in such cases.
(3) If this is required to satisfy the exceptionally increased need for medicines, the District National Committee may order all pharmacies in a particular municipality to carry out emergency services.
(4) At a time when a pharmacy does not perform an emergency service, it shall have a conspicuous and legible notice on the door of which nearby pharmacies are carrying out that service.
The rules on working time in pharmacies and on the employment of women in pharmacies remain unaffected.
Pharmacy tours.
In the exercise of supervision over the operation of pharmacies, regional national committees shall conduct an inspection of each pharmacy at least once a year. For the same purpose, the Ministry of Health may, at any time, carry out an extraordinary inspection of pharmacies by its own authorities or by the authorities of the State Health Institute.
In particular, when examining a pharmacy under Section 14, it should be established whether:
(a) persons employed at a pharmacy in the preparation and supply of medicines fulfil the conditions for the pursuit of their profession;
(b) the rules on the storage, preparation and disposal of medicinal products and the storage and disposal of medical supplies are maintained in the pharmacy;
(c) the operating rooms are properly furnished and kept clean and clean.
(1) The authority conducting the examination may take samples of the medicinal products. Each sample shall be split into halves and sealed both parts; one of them will be left at the pharmacy and the other will send to the State Health Institute for examination.
(2) If the authority carrying out the drug inspection considers it to be so defective that it should not be issued, it shall prohibit its further supply.
(3) Complaints against decisions and measures under the previous paragraphs have no suspensory effect.
Minutes of the inspection must be drawn up. This entry must be signed by all participants in the survey and sent in a copy to the Regional National Committee and the Ministry of Health.
Final provisions.
The acts and omissions contrary to the provisions of this Regulation are punishable under Article 16 of the Law.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication.
Zaporocký v. r.
Plojhar v. r.
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Regulation Information
| Citation | Regulation No. 10 / 1950 Coll. |
|---|---|
| Regulation Type | - |
| Author | - |
| Collection | Code of Laws |
| Date of Promulgation | 08.02.1950 |
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| Effective from | 08.02.1950 |
| Effective until | - |
| Status | Valid |
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