D Pharmacy 2nd Year Pharmacy Law and Ethics notes covering drug laws, rules and regulations, schedules, offenses and penalties, pharmacist responsibilities, and professional ethics. Explains legal requirements for manufacture, sale, storage, and distribution of medicines in simple, exam-oriented language. Useful study material for D.Pharm students to understand regulatory frameworks, ethical practice, and prepare confidently for theory examinations.
Pharmacy Law and Ethics Overview
Diploma in Pharmacy
D. Pharma
2nd Year
Subject
Pharmacy Law and Ethics
Syllabus
Chapter 1
General Principles of Law, History and various Acts related to Drugs and Pharmacy profession
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Chapter 2
Pharmacy Act-1948 and Rules: Objectives, Definitions, Pharmacy Council of India; its constitution and functions, Education Regulations, State and Joint state pharmacy councils, Registration of Pharmacists, Offences and Penalties. Pharmacy Practice Regulations 2015
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Chapter 3
Drugs and Cosmetics Act 1940 and Rules 1945 and New Amendments Objectives, Definitions, Legal definitions of schedules to the Act and Rules Import of drugs – Classes of drugs and cosmetics prohibited from import, Import under license or permit. Manufacture of drugs – Prohibition of manufacture and sale of certain drugs, Conditions for grant of license and conditions of license for manufacture of drugs, Manufacture of drugs for test, examination and analysis, manufacture of new drug, loan license and repacking license. Study of schedule C and C1, G, H, H1, K, P, M, N, and X. Sale of Drugs – Wholesale, Retail sale and Restricted license, Records to be kept in a pharmacy Drugs Prohibited for manufacture and sale in India Administration of the Act and Rules – Drugs Technical Advisory Board, Central Drugs Laboratory, Drugs Consultative Committee, Government analysts, licensing authorities, controlling authorities, Drug Inspectors.
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Chapter 4
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act 1985 and Rules Objectives, Definitions, Authorities and Officers, Prohibition, Control and Regulation, Offences and Penalties.
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Chapter 5
Drugs and Magic Remedies (Objectionable Advertisements) Act 1954 Objectives, Definitions, Prohibition of certain advertisements, Classes of Exempted advertisements, Offences and Penalties.
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Chapter 6
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act-1960: Objectives, Definitions, CPCSEA – brief overview, Institutional Animal Ethics Committee, Breeding and Stocking of Animals, Performance of Experiments, Transfer and Acquisition of animals for experiment, Records, Power to suspend or revoke registration, Offences and Penalties.
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Chapter 7
Poisons Act-1919: Introduction, objective, definition, possession, possession for sales and sale of any poison, import of poisons
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Chapter 8
FSSAI (Food Safety and Standards Authority of India) Act and Rules: brief overview and aspects related to manufacture, storage, sale, and labelling of Food Supplements
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Chapter 9
National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority: Drugs Price Control Order (DPCO) – 2013. Objectives, Definitions, Sale prices of bulk drugs, Retail price of formulations, Retail price and ceiling price of scheduled formulations, Pharmaceutical Policy 2002, National List of Essential Medicines (NLEM)
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Chapter 10
Code of Pharmaceutical Ethics: Definition, ethical principles, ethical problem solving, registration, code of ethics for Pharmacist in relation to his job, trade, medical profession and his profession, Pharmacist’s oath.
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Chapter 11
Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act and Rules – basic understanding, salient features, and Amendments
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Chapter 12
Role of all the government pharma regulator bodies – Central Drugs Standards Control Organization (CDSCO), Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC)
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Chapter 13
Good Regulatory practices (documentation, licenses, renewals, e-governance) in Community Pharmacy, Hospital pharmacy, Pharma Manufacturing, Wholesale business, inspections, import, export of drugs and medical devices
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Chapter 14
Introduction to BCS system of classification, Basic concepts of Clinical Trials, ANDA, NDA, New Drug development, New Drugs and Clinical Trials Rules, 2019. Brand v/s Generic, Trade name concept, Introduction to Patent Law and Intellectual Property Rights, Emergency Use Authorization
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Chapter 15
Blood bank – basic requirements and functions
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Chapter 16
Clinical Establishment Act and Rules – Aspects related to Pharmacy
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Chapter 17
Biomedical Waste Management Rules 2016 – Basic aspects, and aspects related to pharma manufacture to disposal of pharma / medical waste at homes, pharmacies, and hospitals
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Chapter 18
Bioethics – Basic concepts, history and principles. Brief overview of ICMR’s National Ethical Guidelines for Biomedical and Health Research involving human participants
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Chapter 19
Introduction to the Consumer Protection Act
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Chapter 20
Introduction to the Disaster Management Act
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Chapter 21
Medical Devices – Categorization, basic aspects related to manufacture and sale
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Chapter Summary
D Pharmacy 2nd Year Pharmacy Law and Ethics notes explain the legal and ethical framework governing pharmacy practice. The subject covers drug laws, rules and regulations related to manufacture, sale, storage, and distribution of medicines, along with pharmacist responsibilities and professional conduct. It also includes ethical principles, codes of ethics, drug scheduling, offenses, penalties, and regulatory authorities. These notes are written in simple, exam-oriented language to help D.Pharm students understand legal requirements, ethical decision-making, and prepare effectively for examinations.
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