Prelim | Drug Classification (Legal Purchase)

Question 1

”Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act”

Answer 1

RA No. 3720

Question 2

RA No. 3720

Answer 2

”Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act”

Question 3

Drug Classification according to Legal Purchase

Answer 3

Non-Prescription / OTC
Prescription / Legend Drugs

Question 4

”Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act” determines characteristic of the drug that we purchase according to:

Answer 4

1. Efficacy
2. Purity
3. Potency
4. Safety and toxicity

Question 5

Effectiveness of drug

Answer 5

Efficacy

Question 6

Efficacy is synonymous with what FDA requirement?

Answer 6

Indications

Question 7

Most important composition/ substance must be present in high content

Answer 7

Purity

Question 8

Purity is synonymous with what FDA requirement?

Answer 8

Chemical composition

Question 9

How much harm the product can produce

Answer 9

Safety and toxicity

Question 10

Potency is synonymous with what FDA requirement?

Answer 10

Chemical strength

Question 11

Safety & toxicity is synonymous with what FDA requirement?

Answer 11

Contraindication and reported side effect

Question 12

Available for purchase without a prescription and can be purchased right off the shelves at a store - without a visit to a prescriber (physician) or consultation with a pharmacist

Answer 12

Non/ Prescription / OTC

Question 13

A written order by a registered physician directing the pharmacist to prepare or dispense pharmacological agents for diagnosis, prevention or treatment of a disease.

Answer 13

Prescription/ Legend Drugs

Question 14

4 COMPONENTS OF PRESCRIPTION:

Answer 14

1. Superscription
2. Inscription
3. Subscription
4. Signature

Question 15

Rx is latin for (1) which means (2)

Answer 15

1. recipe
2. to take

Question 16

“Rx” may be found in what component of prescriptions

Answer 16

Can be found in supersciption and/or insciptions

Question 17

Body of the presctiption

Answer 17

Inscription

Question 18

Component of prescription that includes name of medication

Answer 18

Inscription

Question 19

Component of prescription that includes amoint/ strength of dose to be disposed

Answer 19

Inscription

Question 20

Component of prescription that includes instruction to the pharmacist (including no. of tablets to dispense)

Answer 20

Subscription

Question 21

Refers to instruction to the pt

Answer 21

“sig” = sigma

Question 22

Component of prescription that includes physician’s identification such as name, signature, and DEA numbre

Answer 22

Signature

Question 23

ELEMENTS OF PRESCRIPTION

Answer 23

A. PRESCRIBER RELATED
B. PATIENT RELATED
C. BODY OF PRESCRIPTION
D. OTHERS
E. PRESCRIBER’S IDENTIFICATION

Question 24

PRESCRIBER RELATED ELEMENTS OF PRESCRIPTION

Answer 24

1. Name
2. License Classification
3. Address
4. Contact num
5. Date

Question 25

PATIENT RELATED ELEMENTS OF PRESCRIPTION

Answer 25

6. Name
7. Gender/Age/ DOB
8. Address

Question 26

BODY OF PRESCRIPTION ELEMENTS OF PRESCRIPTION

Answer 26

9. Medication name (usually generic)
10. Medication strength
11. Dispensing quality and dosage
12. Direction for use

Question 27

“OTHERS” ELEMENTS OF PRESCRIPTION

Answer 27

13. Refill Information
14. Additional
    Warnings

Question 28

PRESCRIBER’S IDENTIFICATION ELEMENTS OF PRESCRIPTION

Answer 28

15. Prescriber’s name
16. Prescriber’s signature
17. Prescriber’s registration
    number (DEA: Drug Enforcement Administration #)