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
The 20% discount and VAT exemption shall apply to the purchase of ________ or _______ medicines and drugs by or for senior citizens, including the purchase of influenza and pneumococcal vaccines.
Generic or Branded
The 20% discount and VAT exemption shall be also granted to the purchase of vitamins and mineral supplement which are ______ ________ by an attending physician for prevention and treatment of diseases, illness or injury
Medically prescribed
Generally prohibits activities related to the important, manufacture, sale, distribution or mere possession of “Counterfeit drugs”
RA 8203 or Special Law on Counterfeit Drugs
RA 8203
Special Law on Counterfeit Drugs
It is a drug which is deliberately and fraudulently mislabeled with respect to identity and/or source
Counterfeit drugs
Bearing without authorization the trademark, trade name, or other identification marks, or imprint or any likeness to that which is owned or registered in the Bureau of patent, Trademark and Technology Transfer (BPTTT) in the name of another natural or juridical person (FDA)
Counterfeit Drugs
A drug which contains no amount of or a different active ingredient or less than eighty percent (80%) of the active ingredient ir purports to possess as distinguished from an adulterated drug including reduction or loss or efficacy due to expiration
Counterfeit drugs
Drug products or preparation with correct ingredients, but not in the amounts as provided
Counterfeit drugs
Insufficient quantity of API
Counterfeit drugs
Wrong ingredients
Counterfeit drugs
Without API (Active pharmaceutical ingredient)
Counterfeit drugs
What are the possible signs of counterfeit drugs?
- Does the drug or packaging look different than what you normally receive?
- Have you experienced a new or unusual side effect after uing the drug?
- Did you buy the drug from an online pharmacy or any establishments other than Pharmacies
Manufacture, sale, or offering for sale, donation, distribution, traficcking, brokering, exploration, or importation
Prohibited acts
Possession of any such counterfeit drugs
Prohibited acts
RA 9165
Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002
Every pharmacist dealing in dangerous drugs and/or controlled precursors and essential chemicals shall maintain and keep an original record of sales, purchases, acquisition and deliveries of dangerous drugs
Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 or RA 9165
What license is required to prescribe dangerous drugs
S-2 license
Pharmaceutical products referring to either prohibited or regulated drugs which require special prescription form written only by an S2 Licensed Practioner usually obtained from the Dangerous Drugs Board
Dangerous Drugs
A physician, dentist, veterinarian or practitioner authorized to prescribe any dangerous drug shall issue the prescription therefor in 1 original and two duplicate copies. This means that prescriptions should be written in _________
Triplicate
Original copy
Pharmacist
Duplicate Copy
Patient
Triplicate copy
Physician
The original, after the prescription has been filled, shall be retained by the pharmacist for a period of _____ from the date of sa or delivery of such drug
one year
_____ copy shall be retained by the buyer or by the person to whom the drug is delivered until such drug is consumed, while the ____ copy shall be retained by the person issuing the prescription
1 and 2
means a written permission or authorization
License
refer to dangerous drug and their preparation and authorized activities for holders
S-License
Retail Distributor/Dispenser (containing controlled chemicals)
S1
Prescriber
S2
Retail Distributor/Dispenser (Any form of Dangerous Drugs)
S3
Wholesale/Distributor
S$
Compounder/Manufacter
S5C
Depot
S5D
Exporter
S5E
Importer
S5I
Research/Analysis
S6
RA 6675
Generics Act of 1988
is the identification of drugs and medicines by their scientifically and internationally recognize active ingredients or by their official generic name as determined by the Bureau of Food and Drugs of the Department of Health
Generic Name and Terminology
Is the chemical component responsible for the claimed therapeutic effect of the pharmaceutical product
Active Ingredient
Is the prescription of the chemical structure of the drug or medicine and serves as the complete identification of a compound.
Chemical name
is the finished product form that contains the active ingredients, generally but not necessarily in association with inactive ingredients
Drug product
Is any organization or company involved in the manufacture, importation, repacking and/or distribution of drugs or medicine
Drug establishment
means drugstores, pharmacies, and any other business establishments which sell drugs or medicines
Drug outlets
is a list of drugs prepared and periodically updated by the Department of Health on the basis of health condition obtaining in the Philippines as well as on internationally accepted criteria. It shall consist of a core list and a complementary list
“Essential Drugs List” or “National Drug Formulary”
is a list of drugs that meets the health care needs of the majority of the population
Core List
is a list of alternative drugs used when there is no response to the core essential drg or when there is a hypersensitivity reaction to the core essential drug or when for one reason or another, the core essential drug cannot be given
Complementary List
is the proprietary name given by the manufacturer to distinguish its product from those of competitors
Brand Name
Are drugs not covered by patent protection and which are labeled solely by their international non-proprietary or generic name
Generic Drugs
Enumerate personnel who shall use generic terminology
All government health agencies
All medical, dental, and veterinary practitioners, including private practitioners
Any organization or company involved in the manufacture, importation, repacking, marketing and/or distribution of drugs and medicines
Drug outlets, including drugstores, hospital, non-hospital pharmacies and non-traditional outlets such as supermarket and stores
