PPT 1

Question 1

Present trend of practice of pharmacy has liberated the pharmacist from the traditional “count, lick and pour” tasks

• Current dispensing is not merely an “act of giving” but a systematic process whereby a pharmacist renders professional service to ensure rational drug therapy

Question 2

It refersto the pharmacist’s function of taking an order or prescription, preparing the drug/s according to the instructions of a physician or dentist and delivering it to the patient or client with proper instructions.

Answer 2

Dispensing

Question 3

The Medication Pathway

Answer 3

Prescribing - Doctors
Dispensing - Pharmacists
Administering - Nurse

Question 4

It is associated with around half ofall avoidable medication errors.

Answer 4

Prescribing

Question 5

These errors account for over 10% of all avoidable medication errors.

Answer 5

Dispensing

Question 6

It is associated with about 1/3 of all
avoidable medication errors.

Answer 6

Administering of medicine

Question 7

Steps in Prescribing

Answer 7

1. Making an accurate diagnosis
2. Choosing the best treatment compared to their medications of its class, while taking into account efficacy, safety, convenience and cost.
3. Consider suitability and dose requirements of individual patients
4. Write Prescription

Question 8

An instruction written by a medical practitioner that authorizes a patient to be provided a medicine or treatment

Answer 8

Prescriptiob

Question 9

Medical practitioners that can issue prescriptions

Answer 9

Physicians
Veterinarians
Dentist

Question 10

These are requests for medications by a licensed prescriber and are intended for use in the institutional setting.

Answer 10

Medication Orders

Question 11

Parts of a Medication Order

Answer 11

• Date
• Time
• Name/s of drugs
- Generic name
- Brandname
• Dosage form/Strength
• Route of Administration
• Frequency and duration of use
• Signature of doctor

Question 12

When are prescriptions dated?

Answer 12

Time written and when they were filled in the pharmacy

Question 13

Rx symbol meaning

Answer 13

• Recipe
• “take thou”, “you take”

Question 14

It serves as the beginning of the direct order of the prescriber to the pharmacist to fill the order and dispense the prescription

Answer 14

Superscription

Question 15

States the medications in the prescription

• Principal part or the body of the prescription.

Answer 15

Inscription

Question 16

The inscription contains:

Answer 16

Names
Doses per unit
Quantities of the prescribed medication
Ingredients

Question 17

• Directions to the pharmacist
• Direction to the pharmacist on how to prepare and label the
prescription.

Answer 17

Subscription

Question 18

AKA signa or transcription

• Directions are frequently
abbreviated and are interpreted by the pharmacist then conveyed or
conveyed to the patient.

Answer 18

Signatura

Question 19

Where the brand name precedes the generic name

Answer 19

Erroneous

Question 20

Where the generic name is the one in parenthesis

Answer 20

Erroneous

Question 21

The Brand name is not in the parenthesis

Answer 21

Erroneous

Question 22

Where more than one drug product is
prescribed on one prescription form.

Answer 22

Erroneous

Question 23

Are erroneous prescriptions filled?

Answer 23

Yes, but keep and report it to the nearest FDA for appropriate action

Question 24

Where generic name is not written

Answer 24

Violative

Question 25

The brand name is the only one written

Answer 25

Violative

Question 26

Where the generic name is not legible and a brand name which is legible is written.

Answer 26

Violative

Question 27

When the brand name is indicated and
instructions added (such as the phrase “no substitution”) which tend to obstruct, hinder or prevent proper generic dispensing.

Answer 27

Violative

Question 28

Are violative prescriptions filled?

Answer 28

No, it must be kept and reported to the nearest FDA.
- Pharmacist should inform the prescriber of the error.
- Pharmacist must instruct the customer to get a proper or correct prescription.

Question 29

When only the generic name is written but it is not legible

Answer 29

Impossible

Question 30

When the generic name does not correspond ti the brand name

Answer 30

Impossible

Question 31

When both the generic name and the brand name are not legible.

Answer 31

Impossible

Question 32

When the drug product prescribed is not
registered with FDA.

Answer 32

Impossible

Question 33

Are impossible prescriptions filled?

Answer 33

No, keep it and report to the nearest FDA for appropriate action

• Pharmacist should inform the prescriber of the error.
• Instruct the customer to get a proper or correct prescription.

Question 34

• Prescription drugs
• Pharmaceutical products or drug preparations that are to be dispensed only upon written order of a validly registered physician, dentist or veterinarian for the management or
treatment of a condition or disease.

Answer 34

Ethical or Legend Drugs

Question 35

• Nonprescription drugs
• Pharmaceutical products or drug preparations that can be dispensed even without the written order of a validly registered licensed physician, dentist or veterinarian, for the use of consumers for the prevention or symptomatic relief of minor or self-limiting ailments.

Answer 35

Ove-the-counter drugs

Question 36

Are pharmaceutical products referring to either prohibited or regulated drugs which require a special prescription form usually obtained from the Dangerous Drugs Board.

Answer 36

Dangerous Drugs

Question 37

Examples of List A Prohibited Drugs

Answer 37

• Opioids (Heroin and Morphine)
• Coca Leaf (Cocaine, Alpha, and Beta Eucaine)
• Hallucinogens ( Mescaline, Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD)
• Cannabis (Marijuana)

Question 38

Examples of List A Regulated Drugs

Answer 38

• Self Inducing Sedatives (Secobarbital, Phenobarbital, Pentobarbital, Barbital, Amobarbital and any other drug which contains a salt or a derivative of a salt of
barbituric acid)
• Salt of an Isomer, of Amphetamine (Benzedrine or Dexedrine)
• Hypnotic Drugs (Methaqualone)

Question 39

Drugs requiring strict precautions in
their use; the prescriber must write clearly after the Rx symbol but before the generic name.

Answer 39

List B Drugs

Question 40

• Orders for medications by an individual authorized to prescribe and are intended for use in the institutional setting.

Answer 40

In-Patient Medication Order

Question 41

In-Patient Medication Orders are written by physicians on forms called ____ or are entered directly into the institution’s
computer system.

Answer 41

physician order sheet

Question 42

Legal Provisions on Dispensing Practices in the Philippines

Answer 42

• RA 6675 - Generics Act of 1988
• AO 63 s. 1989
• RA 9165 - Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002
• RA 6425 - Dangerous Drugs Act of 1972

Question 43

If prescription is fully filled, the prescription is retained for how many years?

Answer 43

2 years

Question 44

It means dispensing the customer’s choice from among the generically equivalent drugs.

Answer 44

Generic dispensing

Question 45

These are finished pharmaceutical products having the same active ingredients, same strength and of the same dosage form.

Answer 45

Generically equivalent drugs

Question 46

The pharmacists play an important role in generic dispensing. It is their responsibility to give adequate information to the buyer on available products that meet the prescription and make accessible the required up-to-date information on drug products.