Article I (Sec V: Def of Terms) Flashcards
APO
- “Accredited Professional Org”
- the duly integrated and accredited professional org of RPh
Adult vaccines
Only for age 18 and above as approved by DOH
- cervical cancer;
- flu;
- pneumococcal; and other pre-exposure prophylactic (preventive) vaxx
Adulterated/Deteriorated pharma prods
- prods not suitable for human consumption as they are not stated in the US Pharmacopeia (Phcop) and National Formulary and the PH Phcop
- prods not recognized by RA 3720- “Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act” and RA 8711- “Food and Drug Administration Act of 2009”
Biopharmaceutical
- prods used in therapeutic or for in vivo (test done IN an organism)
- vaxx, sera, and drugs derived from the specimens of living organisms (CHON, nucleic acids, living microorganisms)
Brand Name
the proprietary/suitable name given by the manufacturer to distinguish it from the prods of competitors
Cipher, Code, Secret key
deceitful symbols substituted to letters and characters that aims to mislead consumers
Compounding
- processes in drug preparation (calculations, mixing, assembling, packaging, labelling)
Ph can only compound drugs:
- prescribed by physicians, dentists, veterinarian
- to use in research, educ, and chem analyses
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CPD
- “Continuing Professional Dev’t”
- inculcation of advanced knowledge, skilss, and ethical values in a post-licensure specialized, inter-, or multi-disciplinary field of study for assimilation into professional (profnal) practice (prac), self-directed research (res), and lifelong learning
Cosmetics
- substance applied in external body parts, teeth, and the mucous membrane of the oral cavity
Counterfeit pharma prods
- prods that don’t have or have less amt of active ingredients (ingre) and w/ wrong ingre
- prods with fake labels
Counterfeit pharma prods (deliberate mislabeling)
- mislabeled the container
- labels that don’t have signs of authorization (trademark, trade name) registered in the Intellectual Property Office (IPO)
- prods refilled in containers with genuine labels but w/o authorization
- prods with no or diff active ingre, or containing less than 80% of active ingre
Dangerous drugs
- prods considered as narcotic drugs, psychotropic drugs, and others specified in the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002
Dispensing
- reading, validating, interpreting prescriptions (pscript)
- preparing, packaging, labeling, record keeping, dose calculations, counseling
- can dispense w/ or w/ pscript
Drugs
- prods manufactured using chem compounds and biological subs, other than food
Drugs
official drugs are only those with articles in/for:
- USPNF
- Homeopathic Phcop of the USA
- PH Phcop
- PH Nat’l Drug Formulary
- British Phcop
- European Phcop
- Japanese Phcop
- articles for diagnosis, cure, mitigation (reduction), treatment, prevention of diseases
- articles that has an effect on the structure or fxn of body
- articles specified in clauses (1), (20, and (3)
- herbal or traditional drugs in RA 9502- “Universally Accessible Cheaper and Quality Medicines Act of 2008”
Emergency cases
- life threatening situations wherein the patients need immediate care
- during epidemic or natural calamities
Expiration date
- end date
- sales and distribution after the indicated date are not allowed
Filling
- dispensing meds accdg to the pscript
Food/dietary supplements
- prods taken to meet the standard minimum nutritional daily intake requirements
- vitamins, minerals, herbs, other botanicals, amino acids, dietary subs
- they are not substitute for actual meals as emphasized in RA 9711
Generic name
- internationally recognized name of the active ingre approved by FDA in compliance w/ RA 6675- “Generics Act of 1988”
Health supplements
- to maintain and improve the overall heathy fxns of the body
- they can be herbal fatty acids, enzymes, probiotics, other bioactive subs
- can also be derived from animals, plants, minerals, botanicals
- acquired in the form of extracts, isolates, concentrates, metabolites, and from synthetic sources
House remedies
- prods used to treat minor physical ailments
- can be dispensed w/o pscript
Institutional Pharmacies (Phmacy)
- Phamcy of orgs and corps that provide pharma services exclusively to their employees and qualified dependents
Label
- printed and graphic visuals in containers and wrappers of meds
Medical device
- instruments, apparatus, in vitro reagents, and such to be used in humans of diagnoses and treatments
Medical mission
- medical programs outside the hospital setting
Medicines
- drugs in their appropriate dosage forms
Medical representative (rep) or professional service rep
- authorized distributor, trader, and wholesaler of prods
Nontraditional outlets
- establishments allowed by the gov’t to dispense over-the-counter meds
Online Phmacy Service
- done online
Over-the-counter (OTC) meds
- meds used for symptomatic relief of minor ailments
- can be dispensed w/o pscript
Pharma Establishments
- where the manufacturing, importation, exportation, repacking and distribution of prods happen
- they distribute the bulk of meds in pharma outlets
Pharma manufacturers
- involved in the preparation, processing, compounding, formulating, filling, packaging, repackaging, altering, ornamenting, finishing, labeling, prepping for storage, sale, and distribution
- but they do not compound and fill pscript in pharma outlets
Pharma marketing
- for promoting the prods
Pharma outlets
- involved in compounding, dispensing, selling of prods directly to patients and end -users (persons who regularly use a specific prod)
- like phamacies
Pharma prods
- drugs, meds, biologicals, pharma and biopharma prods, specialties, vet prods, vet biologics, and vet medicinal prods
Pharmacist-only OTC meds
- meds that can only be dispensed by RPh
Pharma aides
- they assist Ph in limited operating procedures
- w/o direct interaction w/ patients
Pharma assistants
- similar to pharma aides but they may have supervised interactions w/ patients
Pharma technicians
- assist in compounding and dispensing of meds
PH Practice Standards for Pharmacists
- the established nat’l framework that includes the quality standards and guidelines in Phmacy practice
Physician’s samples
- given to them for promotion purposes only
Presciption/Ethical meds
- meds only dispensed by a Ph to a patient accdg to the pscipt of physician, dentist, vet
Refilling of a prescription
- dispensing the remaining balance of meds based on the pscript
- like subtracting the # tablets you’ve already taken…you need to refill if you won’t buy everything in one go
Referral
- Ph seeks for consultative services for a patient
- they refer them to physicians for further check-ups
Refresher program
prescribed study prog
Telepharmacy
- pharma services carried out using telephone, teleconferencing, or facsimile (photocopy)
