(Prelim) HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS

Question 1

● Primary Care Doctors
● Specialists
○ Fellow
○ Diplomate

Answer 1

PHYSICIAN

Question 2

● Licensed Practical Nurse
● Registered Nurse
● Advanced Practice Nurses

Answer 2

NURSE

Question 3

● Pharm D
● Clinical Pharmacist
● Registered Pharmacist

Answer 3

PHARMACISTS

Question 4

● Generally, diagnoses and treat problems with teeth and mouth
● Further training for specialization

Answer 4

DENTISTS

Question 5

● Can be x-ray technicians or RRT’s
● Licensing varies in each state
● Help in disease diagnosis through imaging
● X-ray, CT-scans, MRI, PET scan,
mammography, ultrasound

Answer 5

RADIOLOGY TECHNOLOGISTS

Question 5

● Licensing varies in each state
● Can be RMT’s or RMLS
● Help in disease diagnosis and treatment
● Analyze body fluids and cells

Answer 5

LABORATORY TECHNOLOGIST

Question 6

● Education varies
● Licensing not required but must be registered
● Help pharmacists prepare medications

Answer 6

PHARMACY TECHNICIAN

Question 7

● Requires a bachelor’s degree and a state
license
● Test the patient’s strength and ability to improve mobility
● Reduce pain, restore function or prevent further disability

Answer 7

PHYSICAL THERAPIST

Question 7

● Licensed by state
● Minimum of bachelor’s degree
● Activities for daily living or working by finding new ways

Answer 7

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST

Question 8

● Requires an associate degree and a state
license
● Treat and care for patients with breathing
problems
● Premature babies, people with lung disease,
patients with asthma or emphysema

Answer 8

RESPIRATORY THERAPIST

Question 9

● Most state requires licensing
● Master’s degree required
● Patients with problems related to speech,
communication, and swallowing

Answer 9

SPEECH THERAPIST/SPEECH-LANGUAGE
PATHOLOGIST

Question 9

● At least bachelor’s degree with state license
● Help patients and families cope with emotional, physical, and financial issues
● May coordinate services

Answer 9

SOCIAL WORKERS

Question 10

● Psychiatrists
● Psychologists

Answer 10

MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS

Question 11

● Religion or spirituality can be important for some patients coping with illness

Answer 11

CLERGY

Question 12

● Administrative and Clerical Staff
○ Clinic coordinators
○ Administrative medical assistant
○ Medical records specialists
○ Medical billing specialist
○ Scheduler
● Volunteers

Answer 12

ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORT STAFF

Question 12

● Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
● Requires license to practice
● Treats animal diseases

Answer 12

VETERINARIANS

Question 13

Link patients to primary health care providers,
health info, health screening, financial
assistance, or transportation

Answer 13

COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS

Question 14

● Repeat prescribing
● Monitoring therapeutic outcomes
● Improvement of QOL

Answer 14

MANAGEMENT OF CHRONIC CONDITIONS

Question 15

● Drug development
● Dispensing of medicines
● Counselling

Answer 15

MANAGEMENT OF PRESCRIBED MEDICINES

Question 16

● Counselling
● Recommendation of line of action

Answer 16

MANAGEMENT OF COMMON AILMENTS

Question 17

● Health education
● Health screening

Answer 17

PROMOTION AND SUPPORT OF HEALTHY
LIFESTYLE

Question 18

● Provision of information on clinical and technical aspects of use of medicine
● Participation in research and development
programs to transfer science into practice

Answer 18

ADVICE AND SUPPORT FOR OTHER
HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS

Question 19

PHARMACY INTERVENTION IN THE HC
SYSTEM

Answer 19

● Ensuring rational use of medicines
● Disease management
● Management of drug therapy

Question 20

Contributing towards enhancement of
compliance

Answer 20

Disease management

Question 20

Development of formularies, clinical
guidelines and protocols

Answer 20

Ensuring rational use of medicines

Question 21

○ Accessibility of safe and effective drug
products
○ Counselling, monitoring, and suggesting
actions for medication problems

Answer 21

Management of drug therapy

Question 21

According to R. A. 10918:

Answer 21

Philippine Pharmacy
Act of 2016

Question 22

Prepare, compound or manufacture, preserve,
store, distribute, procure, sell, or dispose, or
both, any pharmaceutical product or its raw
materials;

Answer 22

EXCLUSIVE FOR PHARMACISTS

Question 23

Render services, such as clinical pharmacy
services, drug information services, regulatory
services, pharmaceutical marketing, medication management, or whenever the expertise and technical knowledge of the pharmacist is required.

Answer 23

EXCLUSIVE FOR PHARMACISTS

Question 24

Engage in teaching scientific, technical, or
professional pharmacy courses in a school or
college of pharmacy.

Answer 24

EXCLUSIVE FOR PHARMACISTS

Question 25

Dispense pharmaceutical products in situations where supervision of dispensing of
pharmaceutical products are required.

Answer 25

EXCLUSIVE FOR PHARMACISTS

Question 26

Chemical, biological or microbiological analyses and assay of pharmaceutical products, food/dietary supplements, health supplements, and cosmetics

Answer 26

NON-EXCLUSIVE FOR PHARMACISTS

Question 27

Physicochemical analyses for medical devices
used in aid of administration of pharmaceutical products.

Answer 27

NON-EXCLUSIVE FOR PHARMACISTS

Question 28

Administration of adult vaccines as approved by the FDA: Provided, that they shall undergo the training on the safe administration of adult
vaccines and management of adverse event
following immunization (AEFI) for pharmacists
and hold a certificate of training issued by an
institution duly accredited by the PRC;

Answer 28

NON-EXCLUSIVE FOR PHARMACISTS

Question 29

Conduct or undertake scientific research in all
aspects involving pharmaceutical products and health care

Answer 29

NON-EXCLUSIVE FOR PHARMACISTS