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HEALTH PROFESSIONS REGULATORY BODIES ACT, 2013 (ACT 857)

Section 103:
(1) For purposes of sections 96, 97, 99 and 101 a prescription is valid only if it is for the sale or supply of medicine and;
(a) is in indelible writing signed and dated by a medical practitioner, dentist or veterinary surgeon, or approved prescriber
(b) states the name, qualification and address of the person signing it, 
(c) states the name and address of the person for whom the treatment is given or the name of the person to whom the medicine is to be delivered if for veterinary purposes, 
(d) indicates the total amount of the medicine to be supplied and the dose of the medicine to be taken except in the case of an ointment, and
(e) has not previously been fully dispensed. 
(2) A valid prescription signed by
(a) a dentist shall bear the words “for dental treatment only”, or
(b) a veterinary surgeon shall bear the words “for animal treatment only”.

Subject : Pharmacy & Pharmaceuticals  

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Responsible Institution


Pharmacy Council, Ghana

Office located Adjacent Adjabeng Court, Kingsway road Accra Central

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