Section 32Sec./Art. 32

Responsibility for Quality of Pharmaceutical Products. - It shall be the duty of a duly licensed and registered pharmacist of a pharmaceutical establishment and outlet to ensure that all pharmaceutical products conform to standards of safety, quality and efficacy, as provided for in this Act and other pertinent rules and regulations and issuances. Owners, managers, or pharmacists in charge of the operation of pharmaceutical establishments and outlets shall be held jointly responsible for nonconformance with these standards.

It shall be unlawful for any person to manufacture, prepare, sell, or dispense any pharmaceutical product under a fraudulent name, or pretense or to adulterate any pharmaceutical product offered for sale.

In cases of pharmaceutical products sold in their original package, the seal of which has not been broken or tampered with, the liability that may arise because of their quality and purity rests upon the manufacturer or importer, the distributor, representative, or dealer who is responsible for their distribution or sale.