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Wednesday, January 30, 1974
ROLE OF QUALIFIED PHARMACIST
Dr. Choa Explains Conditions Laid Down By Pharmacy And Poisons Board
The Director of Medical and Health Services, Dr. the Hon. Gerald Chon,
told the Legislative Council today it was not possible for the government
to ensure that there were enough pharmacies in each district of Hong Kong
"because this is in the sector of private enterprise."
He was replying to a question by the Hon. Wilfred Wong who had
asked if the government would make sure that there were enough chemist shops with qualified pharmacists operating in each district of Hong Kong
to meet the needs of each district for prescriptions for medicine.
Dr. Choa explained that one of the conditions laid down by the
Pharmacy and Poisons Board was that listed sellers of Part II posions were
required to have their premises "at least 100 yards away from the shops of
authorised sellers, who may sell Part I posions as well."
In that context, the role of a qualified pharmacist was to dispense
Part I poisons as well as antibiotics on a retail basis.
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