Pharmacy Act, 2014 Country/Territory Gambia Document type Legislation Date 2014 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Livestock Keyword Authorization/permit Education Institution Public health Registration Standards Use restrictions Drugs Animal health Geographical area Africa, Least Developed Countries, North Atlantic, Sahel, Western Africa Abstract This Act promotes and protects the health and safety of the general public through safeguarding, maintaining and enforcing the highest standards in the practice of pharmacy, and for connected matters. There is established by this Act, a Pharmacy Council. The Council shall be responsible for regulation of the practice of pharmacy. The Council shall be the regulatory body for the practice of pharmacy, and shall in particular (a) determine the standard of knowledge and skill to be attained by persons seeking to become members of the pharmacy profession and pharmacy support personnel and reviewing those standards from time to time; (b) evaluate and monitor the standards of courses and training for registered persons; (c) issue practicing certificates to persons and to cancel or suspend such certificates in terms of this Act; (d) prescribe and enforce practice standards, conduct and discipline among registered persons; (e) promote the highest standards of pharmacy practice; (f) maintain registers prescribe9 under this Act relating to (g) pro111ote, monitor and ensure successful implementation of the provisions · of this Act relating to pharmacy practice; (h) attend to and where possible, take disciplinary measures on complaints made by consumers; (i) cany out such other functions as may be conferred upon the Council by any written law or as are incidental to the performance of its functions under this Act; (j) establish standards and provide guidelines for continuing professional development and training of registered Pharmacists and pharmacy support personnel; (k) register and maintain registers for pharmacists and pharmacy support personnel; (l) advise the Minister on pharmacy practice and measures to protect the health and safety of consumers and the general public; (m) encourage cooperation between the Council and other sister councils; (n) advise the Minister on developing effective regulations for the imp!ementation of the Act; and (o) do such acts or take such measures as are, in the opinion of the Council, necessary or expedient for the prevention of health hazards to consumers which may result from the practice of pharmacy as regulated under this Act. Full text English