M4: PHARMACY REGULATIONS

Question 1

is one of the LAST HURDLES that a candidate must face before he/she can practice his/her profession

Answer 1

BOARD EXAMINATION

Question 2

The purpose of a _______ is to identify persons who possess the MINIMUM KNOWLEDGE necessary to perform tasks on the job safely and
competently.

Answer 2

BOARD EXAMINATION

Question 3

A pharmacist before being able to
practice the profession must pass the
licensure examination as required by
the ________ otherwise known as the “PHILIPPINE PHARMACY ACT”

Answer 3

RA 10918

Question 4

ilang beses ang licensure exam sa isang taon

Answer 4

TWO TIMES A YEAR

Question 5

Deadline of application for licensure examination

Answer 5

20 working days before the exam

Question 6

In order to be registered and licensed as a pharmacist, a candidate must obtain a GENERAL WEIGHTED AVERAGE of _____ percent

Answer 6

75%

Question 7

In order to be registered and licensed
as a pharmacist, a candidate must not have rating lower than ___ percent in any of the subjects

Answer 7

50%

Question 8

The PIC shall be renewed every ___ years

Answer 8

3 years

Question 9

• OLD PHARMACY LAW

Answer 9

RA 5921

Question 10

an act regulating the practice of pharmacy and setting standards pharmaceutical education in the Philippines and of the other purposes

Answer 10

RA 5921

Question 11

• It is an act REGULATING AND MODERNIZING practice of
  pharmacy in the Philippines

Answer 11

RA 10918 - Philippine Pharmacy Act

Question 12

• It is an act to ENSURE THE SAFETY AND PURITY OF FOODS, DRUGS AND COSMETICS being made available to the public by creating the Food and Drug Administration which shall administer and enforce the laws pertaining thereto.
• It was made into a law on June 22, 1963 and was already amended by E.O. No. 175 on May 22, 1987

Answer 12

RA 3720 - The Foods, Drugs, Devices and Cosmetics Act

Question 13

• ____ was made into law on September 13, 1988.
• It is 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 13

RA 6675 - The Generics Law of 1988

Question 14

• It is approved September 4, 1996.
• It is an act PROHIBITING COUNTERFEIT DRUGS, providing penalties for violations and appropriating funds therefor

Answer 14

RA 8203 - Special Law on Counterfeit Drugs

Question 15

• ________ was made into law on June 7, 2002. It is an act repealing R.A. 6425, otherwise known as the “Dangerous Drugs Act of 1972”.
• A Philippine law that was created to SAFEGUARD THE INTERGITY of its territory and the well-being of its citizenry particularly the youth, FROM THE HARMFUL EFFECTS OF DANGEROUS DRUGS on their physical and mental well-being, and to defend the same against acts or omissions detrimental to their development and preservation

Answer 15

RA 9165 - The Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002

Question 16

known as the “Dangerous Drugs Act of 1972”

Answer 16

RA 6425

Question 17

• ____ is an act providing for CHEAPER AND QUALITY MEDICINES that was approved June 6, 2008.
• The general policy of this act is to protect public health, and when the public interest or circumstances of extreme urgency so require, it shall adopt appropriate measures to promote and ensure access to affordable quality drugs and medicines for all.
• In pursuant to the attainment of the general policy, an effective competition policy in the supply and demand of quality, affordable drugs and medicines is recognized by the state as a primary instrument

Answer 17

RA 9502 - Universally Accessible Cheaper and Quality Medicines Act of 2008

Question 18

• It is an act STRENGTHENING AND RATIONALIZING THE REGULATORY CAPACITY of the Bureau of Food and Drugs (BFAD) by establishing adequate
  testing laboratories and field offices,
  upgrading its equipment, augmenting its human resource complement, giving
  authority to retain its income, renaming it the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), amending certain sections of RA No. 3720.

Answer 18

RA 9711 - Food and Drug Administration Act of 2009