As of 22/11/2017, the Secretary of the Pharmacy and Poisons Board has the legal ability to do this as stated in Schedule 7 of Cap. 138.
As of 22/11/2017, a Secretary of the Pharmacy and Poisons Board is in charge of entering these information into the register.
As of 22/11/2017, a person is legally considered as a pharmacist in Hong Kong if his or her name appears in the register of pharmacists as mentioned in Schedule 5 of Cap. 138.
As of 22/1//2017, the register of pharmacist is kept at the headquarters of the Department of Health as stated in Schedule 5 of Cap. 138. The public should be able to inspect this register for free to determine if someone is registered as a pharmacist in Hong Kong or to check particular aspects of the registration. A copy of this register is also published in the Gazette once per year.
A certificate of Good Standing may be issued by the Secretary of the Pharmacy and Poisons Board to any person who appears in the register of pharmacist.
This is done when the Disciplinary Committee directs the removal of his or her name of the register of pharmacists as stated in Schedule 9 of Cap.138. The pharmacist needs to return both his or her certificate and duplicate certificate to the Secretary. If either or both certificate is lost, the pharmacist should provide a signed statement.
Through banks or the Hong Kong Post from 28/8/2011 to 31/12/2012.
If a person is forging, using, or lending the certificate to another person in Hong Kong or other places for a purpose related to pharmacy or makes or has a document which is very similar to this certificate, the person is considered as misuing the certificate as stated in Schedule 10 of Cap. 138.
It should cost HKD1000 as stated in Schedule 9 of Cap. 138.
As of 23/11/2017, its members include a medical officer of the Department of Health appointed by the Chief Executive, 2 registered pharmacists nominated by The Pharmaceutical Society of Hong Kong, and a legal adviser appointed by the Chief Executive as stated in Schedule 15 of Cap. 138.
This can be done when the pharmacist died, asked for the deletion to happen, has been absent from Hong Kong for more than two years without saying that he or she plans to return, obtained his registration in a dishonest manner, worked as a pharmacist in Hong Kong for more than six months without the required certificate, or is no longer working as a pharmacist in Hong Kong.
The Disciplinary Committee can hold an inquiry as long as the person concerned is notified at least 28 days before the inquiry. It can then publish its decision of the inquiry in the Gazette. The specific proceedings of the inquiry can be chosen to be published or not. For pharmacists of employees of a pharmacist, the Disciplinary Committee can condemn the pharmacist, issue them a warning letter, direct the removal of his name from the register of pharmacists, and specify how long the person's name is disqualified to re-entry. For authorised sellers of poisons or a person linked to the company, the Disciplinary Committee can specify how long the company is to be disqualified for. Some or all parts of the company's premise can then be directed for removal from the register of premises. It remains disqualified for the period of time specified by the Disciplinary Committee or until its certificate of registration expires. The authorised seller of poisons's condition of registration can then be directed to changed . The Secretary of the Pharmacy and Poisons Board may also be asked to serve a warning on that company.
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