SECTION 535:10-3-1.1. Rules of professional conduct

  The rules of professional conduct are as follows:

(1)   Compliance with laws. Business conducted as a pharmacist will at all times be in conformity with all federal, state and municipal laws.

(2)   Substitution. At no time will a pharmacist substitute or cause to be substituted any drug, medicine, chemical or pharmaceutical preparation without the authority of the prescriber or purchaser.

(3)   Conduct. A pharmacist shall conduct himself at all times in a manner which will entitle him to the respect and confidence of the community in which he practices. Evidence of willful untruthfulness in the course of a pharmacist's professional capacity shall presumptively constitute a failure to comply with this standard of professional conduct required of a pharmacist.

(4)   Unprofessional promotion. A pharmacist will not lend his support or his name to the promotion or exploitation of objectionable or unworthy products, nor will he participate in any advertising or promotional program which would tend to lower the honor and dignity of his profession.

(5)   Professional fee. A pharmacist's fee for professional services will be fair and equitable, and commensurate with his knowledge and skill in the compounding and dispensing of prescriptions, and the rendering of other professional services.

(6)   Patient Health and Safety and Confidentiality. The health and safety of patients shall be a pharmacist's first consideration and the nature of their problems or ailments or any confidence entrusted to him in his professional capacity will not be divulged by the pharmacist except in response to legal requirements or in the best interest of the patron.

(7)   Practice of medicine. A pharmacist will refrain from any attempt at diagnosis or treatment that might infringe upon the legally constituted right or obligation of any licensed practitioner or mid-level practitioner.

(8)   Arrangements. Licensees shall oppose any arrangement inimical to public health. Such an arrangement could include, but is not limited to, an arrangement between a licensee and a prescriber whereby fees are divided or in which private formulas are concerned.

(9)   Promote profession. A pharmacist will seek to attract people of good moral character, good habits and high intellect to the profession and share freely of his knowledge and experiences as a further aid to their instruction.

(10)   Professional services. A pharmacist will at all times make his professional services available to the allied professions, state and local government agencies and to the office of civilian defense in any project beneficial to public health and the welfare or defense of our country.

(11)   Governing body. A pharmacist will recognize the Board as the governing body of the practice of pharmacy in the State of Oklahoma and report to it any violation of pharmacy laws or regulations that may come to his attention.

[Source: Amended and renumbered from 530:10-3-1 at 17 Ok Reg 2618, eff 7-1-00; Amended at 19 Ok Reg 1793, eff 7-1-02; Amended at 33 Ok Reg 1774, eff 9-11-16]