3 - DISPENSING Flashcards
refers to the sum of processes performed by pharmacist from reading, validating, and interpreting prescriptions; preparing; packaging; labeling; record keeping; dose calculations; and counseling or giving information, in relation to the sale or transfer of pharmaceutical products, with or without a prescription or medication order
Dispensing
RA. 10918
The Philippine Pharmacy Act
refer to medicines used for symptomatic relief of minor ailments and which may be dispensed without a prescription
Over-the-counter (OTC)
Enumerate some examples of over the counter drugs
Paracetamol
Phenylephrine + Chlorpenamine + Paracetamol
Aluminum + Magnesium + Simeticone
Loperamide
Ibuprofen
Loratadine
Are medications that require a prescription from a licensed Healthcare provider to be obtained and used
Prescription drugs
They are regulated by government agencies to ensure their safety, efficacy, and quality
Prescription Drugs
These drugs are prescribed based on an individual’s specific health needs and are not availble for purchase over the counter
Prescription drugs
What is symbol which means prescription
Rx
is derived from the Latin word “recipe” or “recipere”
Rx
which means to take
recipere
Enumerate examples of Prescription Drugs
Irbesartan
Amlodipine
Celecoxib
Azithromycin
Salbutamol
Multivitamins + Buclizine
Are a selection of medicines that can be purchased from a pharmacist without a doctor’s prescription
Pharmacist only OTC drugs or Pharmacist-only or restricted medicnes
They are not on display within a pharmacist and patients cannot select it themselves since Pharmacists are the only Authorized personnel to dispense
Pharmacist-only or Restricted medicines
is a medicine used to treat minor ailments
Household remedy
They are purchased over the counter and Do not need to be prescribd. They are kept as stock in a care home to give people access to medicines that would commonly be available in any household such as mild pain relief, and treatment for coughs or indigestion
Household remedy
means a processed food product intended to supplement the diet that bears or contains one or more the following dietary ingredients: vitamin, mineral, amino acid, herb, or other dietary substance of botanical, animal, artificial, or natural origin to increase the total daily intake in amounts conforming to the latest Philippine recommended energy and nutrient intakes or internationally agreed minimum daily reqirement
Food/Dietary Supplements
Articles intended to be rubbed, poured, sprinkled or sprayed on, introduced int, or otherwise applied to the human body for cleansing, beautifying, promoting attractiveness or altering the appearance
Cosmetics
The state recognizes the vital role of pharmacists in the delivery of quality health care services through provision of safe, effective and quality pharmaceutical products, pharmaceutical care, drug information, patient medication counselling, and health promotion.
RA 10918 or Philippine Pharmacy Act
The pharmacists professional services shall, therefore, be promoted as an indispensable component of the total health care system to ensure the physical well-being of the Filipinos
RA 10918 or Philippine Pharmacy Act
Enumerate the objects of RA 10918
a. Standardization and regulation of Pharmacy Education
b. Administration of licensure examination, registration, and licensing of pharmacists
c. Supervision, control, and regulation of the practice of Pharmacy in the Philippines
d. Development and enhancement of professional competence of pharmacists through continuing profession development, research, and other related activities
e. Integration of the pharmacy profession
Pharmacist should be duly licensed and registered with the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) and shall renew it every _______ (section 20)
3 years
Prescription medicines may be dispensed only by a duly registered and licensed pharmacist and only with a valid prescription of a _______, ________, or ______ (Section 33)
Physician
Dentist
Veterinarian
Registered Pharmacists are responsible for ensuring the _______, ______, and ______ of Pharmaceutical products (Section 32)
Safety
Quality
Efficacy
No pharmaceutical product of whatever nature and kind, shall be compounded, dispensed, sold or resold, or otherwise made be available to the consuming public, __________________________________
except through a retail drug outlet duly licensed by the FDA
Pharmacist are required to record all prescriptions dispensed in the pharmacy in a _______ _________ indicating therin, among other things
Patient Medication Profile
What informations are included in a Patient Medication Profile
The name and address of the patient
Name of Prescriber
Generic name and Brand Name
Dosage strength and form
Expiration date and lot number
Quantity of drug
Initials of Pharmacist
A pharmacist working in a _________ _ establishment may be allowed to simultaneously work or render pharmacy services in Category B establishments, the maximum number of hours of which shall be determined, in accordance with such guidelines as may be established therefore by the Board, in coordination with the FDA, and other agencies, establishments, institutions, and regulatory bodies
Category A
RA 9994
Expanded Senior Citizens Act of 2010
The grant of twenty percent 20% discount and exemption from the value -added tax (VAT), if applicable, on the sale of the following goods and services from all establishments, fr the exclusive use and enjoyment or availment of the senior citizen
Expanded Senior Citizens Act of 2010
what are the requirements to avail privileges and discounts
Valid and updated prescription
Purchase slip booklet
OSCA (office of senior citizen affairs) identification card
Authorization letter (if person would like to purchase in behalf of the ID holder)
Provision of ______ ______ for senior citizens in all commercial and government establishments; in the absence thereof, priority shall be given to them
Express lanes