Pharmacy as a dynamic, information-driven, patient-orientated profession, through its infrastructure, competence and skills, is committed to fulfil the health care needs of South Africa and its people by being the:
| (a) |
custodian of medicine; |
| (b) |
formulator, manufacturer, distributor and controller of safe, effective and quality medicine; |
| (c) |
adviser on the safe, rational and appropriate use of medicine; |
| (d) |
provider of accessible, essential clinical services including screening and referral services; |
| (e) |
accessible provider of health care information; |
| (f) |
provider of pharmaceutical care by taking responsibility for the therapeutic outcome of therapy and by being actively involved in the design, implementation and monitoring of an effective pharmaceutical service; |
| (g) |
profession committed to competency and professionalism; |
| (h) |
profession committed to co-operation with other members of the health care team in the interest of the patient; and |
| (i) |
profession committed to cost-effective pharmaceutical services. |
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