HEALTH PRODUCTS Flashcards
plays a key role in treating diseases, reduce symptoms, prevent diseases and slow down the worsening of the illness.
MEDICATION
MEDICATIONS are commonly used by
DOCTORS
MEDICATIONS are handled by
PHARMACISTS
refers to a pharmaceutical product that pertains to chemical compound/s or biological substance/s, other than food, intended for use in the diagnosis, mitigation, treatment or diagnosis of disease in humans or animals.
DRUG
Philippines Pharmacy Act
RA 10918
refers to a drug in their appropriate
* dosage forms
* with assured quality
* safety and
* efficacy for humans or animals, or both
MEDICINE
refers to
* drugs
* medicines
* biologicals
* pharmaceutical & biopharmaceutical products
* veterinary products
* veterinary biologics and
* veterinary medicinal products
PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCT
refers to a medicine which can only be dispensed by a pharmacist to a patient, upon the presentation of a VALID PRESCRIPTION from a physician, dentist, or veterinarian and for which a pharmacist’s advice is necessary
PRESCRIPTION / ETHICAL MEDICINE
refers to a medicine used for SYMPOTMATIC RELIEF OF MINOR AILMENTS and which may be dispensed WITHOUT A PRESCRIPTION
OVER-THE-COUNTER MEDICINE
Dangerous Drug refers to either:
(1) Prohibited drug
(2) Regulated drug
which includes OPIUM and its active components and derivatives, such as HEROIN AND MORPHINE; COCA LEAF and its derivatives, principally COCAINE; alpha and beta eucaine; HALLUCINOGENIC drugs, such as mescaline, lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) and other substances producing similar effects; Indian hemp and its derivate; all preparations made from any of the foregoing; and other drugs, whether natural or synthetic, with the physiological effects of a NARCOTIC DRUG
PROHIBITED DRUG
which includes SELF-INDUCING SEDATIVES,
such as secobarbital, phenobarbital, pentobarbital, barbital, amobarbital and any other drug which contains a salt or a derivative of a salt of barbituric acid; any salt, isomer or salt of an isomer, of amphetamine, such as benzedrine or dexedrine, or any drug which produces a physiological action similar to amphetamine; and hypnotic drugs, such as methaqualone or any other compound producing similar physiological effects
REGULATED DRUG
refers to over-the-counter medicine classified by appropriate government agencies that CAN BE OBTAINED ONLY FROM A PHARMACIST, with mandatory pharmacist’s advice on its selection and proper use
PHARMACIST-ONLY OTC MEDICINE
refers to the SCIENTIFICALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED NAME of the active ingredients, as approved by the FDA pursuant to R. A. No. 6675, otherwise known as the Generics Act of 1988.
GENERIC NAME
refers to the PROPRIETARY NAME given by the manufacturer to distinguish its product from those of competitors.
BRAND NAME