REGISTERS OF PHARMACIES AND PHARMACISTS
Under the Pharmacy Act 2007, the PSI maintains registers of retail pharmacy businesses (pharmacies), pharmacists and pharmaceutical assistants.

These registers are published online and are accessible and available to view on this website via the ‘Search our Registers’ button on the top right hand corner of this page.
From 01 January 2009, a pharmacy must be registered as a retail pharmacy business in the register kept by the PSI in order to operate and comply with the Pharmacy Act 2007.  

Pharmacists and pharmaceutical assistants must be registered in the registers kept by the PSI in order to practise.

The PSI would like to thank all pharmacy owners, pharmacists and pharmaceutical assistants for their co-operation with the implementation of the new legislation.

CODE OF CONDUCT

The Pharmacy Act 2007 provides for a statutory Code of Conduct for pharmacists. This Code, which was formally laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas in February 2009, outlines the principles and ethical standards which govern pharmacists in the practice of their profession.

 
Any person dealing with a pharmacist, whether as a patient, a healthcare professional or a member of the public, is entitled to expect that a pharmacist will conduct himself/herself in accordance with the principles of the Code of Conduct for pharmacists.

Under Part 6 of the Pharmacy Act 2007, which relates to complaints, inquiries and discipline, breaches of the Code may be regarded as professional misconduct.

Click here to download the Code in full.

MAKING A COMPLAINT ABOUT A PHARMACIST OR PHARMACY
The PSI is the appropriate body to make a complaint about a pharmacist or retail pharmacy business (pharmacy). If you are not happy with the treatment you have received in a  pharmacy, or if you have concerns about the behaviour, conduct, practice or health of a pharmacist, you can contact the PSI. Click here to view the PSI’s Guide to Making a Complaint about a Pharmacist or Retail Pharmacy Business.


RESPONSIBILITIES OF SUPERINTENDENT PHARMACISTS
The Pharmacy Act 2007 introduces a new professional management structure in pharmacies through the roles and responsibilities of  the superintendent pharmacist and the supervising pharmacist.

The management and administration of the sale and supply of medicinal products is under the personal control of the superintendent pharmacist who is essentially the person in overall control of the legal, professional and clinical policies pursued in the retail pharmacy business.

The supervising pharmacist is in wholetime charge of the carrying on of the business and is essentially the person responsible for the day-to-day management and operation of the pharmacy.

Click here to view a letter from the PSI Registrar to superintendent pharmacists outlining their responsibilities under the Pharmacy Act 2007.