Legal and Ethical Considerations in Dispensing

Question 1

The written order and instruction of a validly registered authority for the use of a specific drug product for a specific patient.

Answer 1

Prescription

Question 2

The act by a registered pharmacist of filling the prescription or a prescriber’s order.

Answer 2

Dispensing

Question 3

Identification of drugs and medicines by their scientifically and internationally recognized active ingredients or by their official names as determined by FDA.

Answer 3

Generic Name

Question 4

Prescribing drugs or medicines using their generic names or generic terminology.

Answer 4

Generic Prescribing

Question 5

Dispensing the patient’s /buyer’s choice from among generic equivalent, e.g. finished pharmaceutical products having the same active ingredient(s), same dosage form and same strength as he prescribed drug.

Answer 5

Generic Dispensing

Question 6

An act regulating and modernizing the practice of pharmacy in the Philippines, repealing for the purpose R.A. No. 5921, otherwise known as the Pharmacy Law

Answer 6

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10918 - “PHILIPPINE PHARMACY ACT”

Question 7

refers to the sum of processes performed by a 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.

Answer 7

Dispensing

Question 8

Compounding and dispensing shall be done only by duly registered and licensed pharmacists, in accordance with

Answer 8

Good Manufacturing Practice

Question 9

All prescriptions and pharmacist-only OTC medicines shall be filled, compounded and
dispensed only by a registered and licensed pharmacist, in accordance with the Philippine Practice Standards for Pharmacists, Dispensing Guidelines and other standards pertaining to purity, safety and quality.

Answer 9

Filling and Partial Filling of Prescription

Question 10

Partial filling of prescription less than the total quantity indicated in the prescription shall be _______

Answer 10

allowed

Question 11

Pharmaceutical products given or intended to be given free to any health professional by
a manufacturer or distributor or its professional service representative as part of its program or promotion shall not be sold to any pharmaceutical outlet or the consuming public.

Answer 11

Physician’s Sample

Question 12

Upon every box, bottle, or package of medicines compounded or dispensed by a
registered and licensed pharmacist based on prescription, there shall be pasted, affixed, or imprinted a seal or label bearing the ………..

Answer 12

name of patient and generic name of drug; brand name, if any, strength, expiry date, directions for use; and name and address of pharmacy, name of the doctor, the dispensing pharmacist

Question 13

containing special pharmacists’ instructions for the patient shall be required as prescribed for dangerous drugs, external-use-only drugs, drugs with special storage and administration instructions and such other drugs as may be required by law.

Answer 13

Auxiliary labels

Question 14

An act to promote, require and ensure the production of an adequate supply, distribution, use and acceptance of drugs and medicines identified by their generic names

Answer 14

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6675 - “GENERICS ACT OF 1988”

Question 15

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6675

Answer 15

GENERICS ACT OF 1988

Question 16

Approved: September 13, 1988
Former Pres: Corazon C. Aquino

Answer 16

GENERICS ACT OF 1988

Question 17

The Use of Generic Terminology for Essential Drugs and Promotional Incentives
Posting and Publication
Who Shall Use Generic Terminology
Provision on Quality, Manufacturer’s Identity and Responsibility

Answer 17

GENERICS ACT OF 1988

Question 18

An act granting additional benefits and privileges to senior citizens, further amending republic act no. 7432, as amended, otherwise known as “an act to maximize the contribution of senior citizens to nation building, grant benefits and special privileges and for other purposes

Answer 18

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9994 “EXPANDED SENIOR CITIZENS ACT OF 2010”

Question 19

Approved: Feb 15, 2010
Former Pres. Gloria Macapagal-arroyo

Answer 19

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9994 “EXPANDED SENIOR CITIZENS ACT OF 2010”

Question 20

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9994

Answer 20

“EXPANDED SENIOR CITIZENS ACT OF 2010”

Question 21

An act of prohibiting counterfeit drugs, providing penalties for violations and appropriating funds therefore

Answer 21

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8203 SPECIAL LAW ON COUNTERFEIT DRUGS

Question 22

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8203

Answer 22

SPECIAL LAW ON COUNTERFEIT DRUGS

Question 23

Approved: September 4, 1996
Former Pres. Fidel V. Ramos

Answer 23

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8203 SPECIAL LAW ON COUNTERFEIT DRUGS

Question 24

An act instituting the comprehensive dangerous drugs act of 2002, repealing republic act no. 6425, otherwise known as the dangerous drugs act of 1972, as amended, providing funds therefor, and for other purposes

Answer 24

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9165 COMPREHENSIVE DANGEROUS DRUGS ACT OF 2002

Question 25

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9165

Answer 25

COMPREHENSIVE DANGEROUS DRUGS ACT OF 2002

Question 26

Approved: June 7, 2002
Former Pres. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

Answer 26

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9165 COMPREHENSIVE DANGEROUS DRUGS ACT OF 2002

Question 27

refer to medicines used for symptomatic relief of minor ailments and which may be dispensed without a prescription

Answer 27

OVER-THE-COUNTER (OTC) MEDICINES

Question 28

refer to medicines 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

Answer 28

PRESCRIPTION/ETHICAL MEDICINES

Question 29

refer to over-the-counter medicines classified by appropriate government agencies to be obtained only from a licensed pharmacist, with mandatory pharmacist’s advice on their selection and proper use

Answer 29

PHARMACIST-ONLY OTC MEDICINES

Question 30

refer to any preparation containing pharmaceutical substances of common or ordinary use to relieve common physical ailments and which may be dispensed without a medical prescription in original packages, bottles or containers, of which the nomenclature has been duly approved by the FDA;

Answer 30

HOUSEHOLD REMEDIES

Question 31

refer to processed food products intended to supplement the diet that bears or contains one (1) or more of the following dietary ingredients: vitamins, minerals, herbs, or other botanicals, amino acids, and dietary substances to increase the total daily intake in amounts conforming to the latest Philippine-recommended energy and nutrient intakes or internationally agreed minimum daily requirements.

Answer 31

FOOD/DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS

Question 32

It usually is in the form of capsules, tablets, liquids, gels, powders, or pills and not represented for use as a conventional food or as the sole item of a meal or diet or replacement of drugs and medicines, as defined under Republic Act No. 9711;

Answer 32

FOOD/DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS

Question 33

refer to a substance or preparation intended to be placed in contact with the various external parts of the human body or with the teeth and the mucous membranes of the oral cavity, with a view exclusively or mainly to cleaning them, perfuming them, changing their appearance and/or correcting body odor, and/or protecting the body or keeping them in good condition, as defined under Republic Act No. 9711

Answer 33

COSMETICS