(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in section 48 of the Medical and Dental Decree, 1972 (NRCD 91) (which restricts the right to practise medicine or dentistry and to recover charges for it) a pharmacist may give medical and dental advice or aid-

(a) by way of first aid in the case of an accident, or

(b) by way of first aid treatment in the case of simple ailments of common occurrence where it is not reasonably practicable for the patient to consult a medical practitioner or dentist.

(2) The pharmacist shall, in the case of an emergency, immediately or within 24 hours of administering the initial dosage, refer the patient to a medical practitioner or a dentist as the case may be and shall in the referral state the drugs used and the extent of the treatment given.