PERSONAL APPEARANCE

HYGIENE

1. Good personal hygiene is an important aspect of professional pharmacist. Regular bathing and the use of body deodorant are essential.
2. Adornments are not to be worn in the hair. Small functional and conservative hair fasteners may be worn in order to secure a student’s hair. Hair must be clean and secured off the face and collar. Extreme or unnatural appearance in style or color of hair shall not be permitted. Beards and mustaches must be clean, short and neatly trimmed; otherwise male students should be clean-shaven.
3. Because odors can be offensive to ill clients, no perfume, colognes or after-shave lotions may be worn.
4. Make-up is to be in good taste and should not be used excessively.
5. Fingernails must be clean and short. No polish may be worn. No artificial or gel nails may be worn in clinical areas.
6. Jewelry will be limited to a plain wedding band, a watch with a second hand and one pair of earrings. Necklaces are not permitted. Earrings should be small single posts. For safety reasons, earrings that dangle are inappropriate. No other visible body piercing ornaments are allowed other than earrings. Multiple earrings or decorative pins on uniforms are not allowed.
7. White lab coats are the only allowed cover-up in the clinical setting.
8. Gum chewing is not permitted in any clinical agency.
9. All visible tattoos are to be covered.