S.D. Admin. R. 20:51:16:05

Current through Register Vol. 50, page 162, June 24, 2024

Section 20:51:16:05 - The pharmacist's relations to fellow pharmacists

In relations to fellow pharmacists, the pharmacist:

(1) Strives to perfect and enlarge the pharmacist's professional knowledge. The pharmacist contributes to the scientific progress of the profession of pharmacy and encourages and participates in research, investigation, and study. The pharmacist keeps informed regarding professional matters by reading current pharmaceutical, scientific, and medical literature, attending seminars and other means;

(2) Seeks to attract to the profession of pharmacy youths of good character and intellectual capacity and aids in their instruction;

(3) The pharmacist associates with organizations having for their objective the betterment of the pharmaceutical profession and contributes time, energy, and funds to carry on the work of these organizations;

(4) The pharmacist keeps the pharmacist's reputation in public esteem by continuously giving the kind of professional service that earns its own reward. The pharmacist does not engage in any activity or transaction that will bring discredit or criticism to self or to the profession;

(5) The pharmacist will expose any corrupt or dishonest conduct of any member of the profession which comes to the pharmacist's certain knowledge, through those accredited processes provided by the civil laws of the rules and regulations of pharmaceutical organizations, and the pharmacist will aid in driving the unworthy out of the calling;

(6) The pharmacist does not lend support or the pharmacist's name to the promotion of objectionable or unworthy products;

(7) The pharmacist courteously aids a fellow pharmacist who may request advice or professional information or who, in an emergency, may need supplies;

(8) The pharmacist will not imitate the labels of a competitor or attempt to take any unfair advantage of a competitor's professional or commercial success. The pharmacist does not fill orders that the pharmacist knows are intended for a competitor. The pharmacist deals fairly with manufacturers and wholesalers and recognizes the significance and legal aspects of brand names and trademarked products. The pharmacist adheres to fair business practices, meets obligations promptly and fulfills agreements and contracts; and

(9) The pharmacist is proud to display in the pharmacist's establishment the pharmacist's own name and the names of other pharmacists employed by the pharmacist.

S.D. Admin. R. 20:51:16:05

SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective 7/1/1986.

General Authority: SDCL 36-11-43.

Law Implemented: SDCL 36-11-43.