Pharmacy Support Staff Flashcards

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Refers to staff within the pharmacy team that work under the supervision of a pharmacy professional to carry out tasks related to dispensing and supply of medicines, provide information or deliver pharmacy services.

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Pharmacy support staff

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very minimal degree of independence or decision making and without direct interaction with patients

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Pharmacy Aide

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Roles of Pharmacy Aide

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  • Cleaning of work areas
  • Assisting on placing prices on product
  • Filing of documents, deliveries, sales and orders
  • Answering calls then forwarding calls or messages to pharmacist
  • Assisting in the stocking of products in the shelves and warehouse
  • Other tasks may be assigned by the pharmacist
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minimum degree of independence or decision making and may have supervised interaction with patients.

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Pharmacy Assistant

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Roles of Pharmacy Assistant

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  • Performing in general housekeeping
  • Arrangement of display of pharmaceutical products
  • Counting of OTC tablets and capsule, reconstitution of powders for suspensions
  • Conduct od health promotion education
  • Monitoring of supply/inventory of pharmaceutical products
  • Observance of Good Laboratory Practices
  • Dispensing of OTC pharmaceutical products
  • Vigilance, adherence, and observance of Good Manufacturing Practices
  • Handling and control of pharmaceutical products
  • Assisting in the preparation of the product label
  • Demonstration of product knowledge on medicines
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Refer to persons who assist in compounding and dispensing of medicines in community, hospital, institutional and industrial settings or engaged in other activities under the supervision of the pharmacist

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Pharmacy Technician

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Roles of Pharmacy Technician

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  • Monitoring of the stock/inventory of pharmaceutical products
  • Observance of Good Laboratory Practices
  • Demonstration of product knowledge on medicines
  • Handling and control of pharmaceutical products
  • Preparation of product label
  • Conduct of health promotion education
  • Exercise of supervision over pharmacy aide and pharmacy assistant
  • Arrangements of the display of pharmaceutical products
  • Compounding of formulations and dispensing of both OTC medicines and prescription pharmaceutical products
  • Vigilance, adherence, and observance of Good Manufacturing Practices
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known as an act regulating and modernising the practice of pharmacy in the Philippines

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The Philippine Pharmacy Act (Republic Act of 10918)

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(Pharmacy Law)

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Republic Act of 5921

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PROFESSIONAL REGULATORY BOARD OF PHARMACY

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Resolution No. 52, Series of 2017

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