Law and ethics in pharmacy practice UE Past Papers Questions.

In order to manage properly unfit medicines and cosmetic products at a facility level the following requirement shall be adhered to:
A. The decision of when to initiate disposal of unfit medicine and cosmetic products shall be made by police officer of that area.
B. “Not for sale” label it is enough and there is no need to maintain safe custody of unfit product in registered premises until they are disposed off to avoid pilferage.
C. Keep in containers according to their dosage form to facilitate verification exercise, sorting and selection of disposal method.
D. Keep them into one category by mixing solid, semisolid, and powders with liquids like solution, suspension and syrup.
E. Medicine which falls under controlled drugs, antineoplastic antibodies must put in one container and label “unfit medicine/cosmetics in red ink.

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The Pharmacy Act 2011, section 34 state that:
A. A person shall sell, dispense or supply medicine products except in premises registered under this Act.
B. An application for registration or renewal of registration of premises shall not be the council in the prescribed from.
C. The registrar or any person in his behalf has power to approve the location and name of the proposal premises.
D. The council has no mandatory to refuse to register or to cause to be removed from the register.
E. If commits an offence and upon convictions shall be liable to a fine exceeding ten million shillings or imprisonment for a term not less than five years or both.

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The following are responsibilities of pharmaceutical personnel to maintain well being of the community, EXCEPT?
A. Must promote, develop and maintain policies which are designed to prevent ill health and promote healthy lifestyle of the community.
B. Has a professional obligation to excessive control over all medicine and related product that are manufactured.
C. Must condone the use and abuse of drugs or any other substance that can induce charge in the personality of a person.
D. Shall not sell in pharmacy products such as tobacco, liquor and related products except when meant for medicinal purposes.
E. Must take sufficiently reasonable steps to ensure that working conditions are so arranged so as to protect the safety of the public and people working in the premises.

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The pharmaceutical personnel preserve the confidentiality of information about patient acquired in the course of his professional practice by ensuring:
A. Must provide pharmaceutical care services without consideration for the personal privacy of patients.
B. Most ensure affirmation duties to institute and maintain immoral practice that protects patient confidentiality
C. Pharmacy care may require that other health care personnel have no access to or be provided with relevant information.
D. Both the amount of information disclosed and those to whom the disclosure is made should not be restricted only for that information which is necessary.
E. When is confronted with the necessity to disclose, confidentiality should be preserved as much as possible

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Equitable access to essential medicine is a major concern to pharmaceutical personnel that:
A. should participate in any scheme designated to profit him or his partners/employer by sacrificing the quality of medicines
B. Should not assist patients to make choice about their own best interest
C. Should facilitate access of medicine to the patient with showing personnel interest
D. Has professional obligation in ensuring that the patient is provided the right, cost effective and safe therapies
E. Beyond any reasonable doubt and for the well-being of the patient may not establish repeat medical services

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