A person who has been issued with a licence must -
- keep a prescription book or permanent record relating to medicines dispensed, or compounded and dispensed for a period of 5 years from the date of sale;
- ensure that the dispensary and any premises where medicines are kept are suitable for-
(i) dispensing; or
(ii) compounding and dispensing,
in accordance with good pharmacy practice as published in rules in terms of the Pharmacy Act;
- keep the medicines under the manufacturer's recommended storage conditions as specified on the medicines label and specified in the relevant professional information:
- dispense medicines in accordance with a prescription and based on a diagnosis for a particular patient;
- not keep expired medicines on the premises other than in a demarcated area in a sealed container clearly marked: EXPIRED MEDICINES and such expired medicines must be destroyed;
- secure the premises where the dispensing or compounding and dispensing is carried out whenever he or she is not physically present at those premises;
- in the event of a recall of a medicine, comply with the terms of the recall of the medicine;
- conspicuously display the licence in the premises; and
- comply with the conditions of the licence.