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Recruitment and the Activities of Medical Representatives Regulations, 1986

Government Notice 317 of 1986

Recruitment and the Activities of Medical Representatives Regulations, 1986
Citation
Government Notice 317 of 1986
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Pharmaceutical and Poisons Act
Date
31 July 2002
Language
English
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Recruitment and the Activities of Medical Representatives Regulations, 1986

Government Notice 317 of 1986

  • Published in Tanzania Government Gazette
  • Commenced
  • [This is the version of this document at 31 July 2002.]
  • [Note: This legislation was revised and consolidated as at 31 July 2002 and 30 November 2019 by the Attorney General's Office, in compliance with the Laws Revision Act No. 7 of 1994, the Revised Laws and Annual Revision Act (Chapter 356 (R.L.)), and the Interpretation of Laws and General Clauses Act No. 30 of 1972. All subsequent amendments have been researched and applied by Laws.Africa for TANZLII.]
[Section 19; G.N. No. 317 of 1986]

1. Citation

These Regulations may be cited as the Recruitment and the Activities of Medical Representatives Regulations.

2. Registration as medical representative

No person may be registered as a medical representative except in accordance with these Regulations.

3. Qualification for registration

Every person applying for registration as a medical representative shall have attained an education of not lower than Form Four or its equivalent and shall, in addition have a professional training in any one or more in the following fields—
(a)Pharmaceutical assistant;
(b)Medical assistant;
(c)Staff nurse registered as grade IIA;
(d)Assistant Field Officer;
(e)Dental Assistants;
(f)Veterinary Assistant, and
shall have received vocational training offered by his employer.

4. Dissemination of information by medical representative

(1)A medical representative shall not detail, or disseminate information and literature on drugs or issue free medical samples except to—
(a)drug committees in hospitals;
(b)registered—
(i)medical officers;
(ii)dental officers;
(iii)veterinary officers;
(iv)pharmacists; and
(v)medical, dental, veterinary or pharmaceutical institutions;
(c)the Registrar.
(2)Any medical representative who contravenes or fails to comply with this regulation shall be liable to suspension or his permit may be revoked.
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