TITLE:
Study of Compliance of Disciplinary Procedure in Senegal
AUTHORS:
Youssou Ndao
KEYWORDS:
Procedure, Disciplinary, College of Pharmacist, Council, Complaint, Decisions, Appeals
JOURNAL NAME:
Beijing Law Review,
Vol.14 No.3,
September
11,
2023
ABSTRACT: Introduction: Law and ethics have largely been blended into common standards of professional conduct. In Senegal, pharmacists must be aware of the Code of ethics rules to be observed and potential consequences, in order to predict what is regarded as unacceptable behavior or not. In the event of non-compliance, pharmacists are brought in disciplinary chambers according to a disciplinary procedure. The purpose of our work was to study the compliance of disciplinary procedure in Senegal, on cases already examined from 2010 to 2015 by the College of Pharmacists. Methodology: This is a retrospective and descriptive study of disciplinary cases examined by college of pharmacists, from 2010 to 2015. Existence of a legal and institutional framework organizing disciplinary procedure was assessed. Results: Six of the eight cases were examined; only two cases were pending disciplinary procedure which was well framed. Decisions are in compliance with those listed in our text. However, the procedure is obsolete and has limitations, including complaint form, which is not specified; investigational period, notification of hearings, as well as decisions are not respected. Also, sanctions are not subject to any monitoring for decisions enforcement. Conclusion: Disciplinary procedure was well framed at the legal and institutional level. However, the college of pharmacy doesn’t bring pharmacists to disciplinary chambers, and when it was done, the disciplinary procedure was not in compliance with text. Texts were obsolete and decisions made were not subject to any enforcement.