Pharmacist Oath

Code of Ethics for Pharmacists (Code of Conduct)

(The date of first admission to the Register was on 30th June 1968)


  • A Registered Pharmacist shall not practice medicine.
  • A Registered Pharmacist shall not engage by himself or through any other person in the trade of drugs in contravention of any of the provisions of statutes governing the manufacture, stocking, distribution or sale of drugs.
  • Registered Pharmacists shall not engage in unhealthy competitions among themselves in the practice of their profession.
  • Registered Pharmacists must not earn undue profits by the sale of drugs.
  • A Registered Pharmacist shall not engage himself in any activity which is likely to cause negligence while dispensing drugs.