RA 10918 Flashcards
refers to the duly integrated and accredited professional organization of registered and licensed pharmacists
Accredited professional organization (APO)
Accredited professional organization (APO) refers to the duly integrated and accredited professional organization of registered and licensed pharmacists, of which there shall be only one (1), as prescribed under _________________________
Section 41, Article V (RA 10918)
refers to the inculcation of advanced knowledge, skills, and ethical values in a post-licensure specialized or in an inter- or multidisciplinary field of study
Continuing professional development (CPD)
refer to pharmacies of institutions, organizations, and/or corporations that provide a range of pharmaceutical services, given exclusively to the employees and/or their qualified dependents
Institutional pharmacies
refer to the established national framework for quality standards and guidelines of the practice of pharmacy that respond to the needs of the people who require the pharmacists’ services
Philippine Practice Standards for Pharmacists
refers to a prescribed study program in an accredited school of pharmacy
Refresher program
refer to pharmaceutical services of a duly licensed pharmaceutical outlet done through the use of telephone, teleconferencing, or facsimile
Telepharmacy services
refers to a health professional who has been registered and issued a valid Certificate of Registration (COR) and Professional Identification Card (PIC) by the PRC and the Professional Regulatory Board of Pharmacy
Pharmacist
Subprofessional Providers
○ Pharmacy technician
○ Pharmacy assistant
○ Pharmacy aide
assist in compounding
Pharmacy technician
may have supervised interaction with patients
Pharmacy assistant
without direct interaction with patients
Pharmacy aide
An act Regulating and Modernizing the Practice of Pharmacy in the Philippines , Repealing for the purpose Republic act number five thousand nine hundred twenty one (R.A. No. 5921), otherwise known as the Pharmacy Law
R.A. No. 10918
R.A. No. 10918 was signed into law on
July 21, 2016
R.A. No. 10918 Art 1
General Provisions
T/F
The State recognizes the assistance of Pharmacist in the delivery of quality health care services through the provision of safe, effective, and quality pharmaceutical products, pharmaceutical care, drug information, patient medication counseling and health promotion.
False (Article 1, Section 2)
Assistance - Vital role
Art 1 Sec 1 of RA 10918
Title
Art 1 Sec 2 of RA 10918
Statement of Policy
Art 1 Sec 3 of RA 10918
Objectives
Art 1 Sec 4 of RA 10918
Scope of the Practice of Pharmacy
Art 1 Sec 5 of RA 10918
Definition of Terms
T/F
A graduate of BS Pharmacy program is allowed to carry out activities under paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (d) and (i) of article 1 section 4.
False
Activities under paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (d) and (i) are exclusive to licensed pharmacists
Scope of the Practice of Pharmacy
Article 1 Section 4
•Compounding
•Dispensing and Counseling
•Teaching
•Physico-chemical, Biological Microbiological
Analyses
•Vaccine Administration
•Research
R.A. No. 10918 Art 2
THE PROFESSIONAL REGULATORY BOARD OF PHARMACY
Art 2 Sec 6 of RA 10918
Creation Of PROFESSIONAL REGULATORY BOARD OF PHARMACY
Art 2 Sec 7 of RA 10918
Qualifications of the Chairperson and members of the Board
Art 2 Sec 8 of RA 10918
Powers, Functions, and Responsibilities
Art 2 Sec 9 of RA 10918
Term of Office
Art 2 Sec 10 of RA 10918
Compensation and Allowances
Art 2 Sec 11 of RA 10918
Grounds for suspension or removal from office
Art 2 Sec 12 of RA 10918
Custodian of its Records, Secretariat and Support Services
Qualifications of the Chairperson and Members of the Board are foun in
Article II, section 7 of RA 10918
Term of Office for the Chairperson and Members of the Board
3 years. May be reappointed for another term
Qualifications of the Chairperson
● Filipino citizen
● RPh or MS degree holder
● 10 yrs experience
● Have not been convicted of a crime
● At least 5 yrs membership in APO
● Not affiliated in any school, review center, or similar institution
T/F
A member of the Board of Pharmacy can disclose questions to be given in the licensure examination.
False
(Please read article II section 11(b) - Grounds for Suspension or Removal from Office of the Chairperson or Member of the Board)
R.A. No. 10918 Art 3
Examination, Registration, and Licensure
Art 3 Sec 13 of RA 10918
Licensure Examination Requirement
Art 3 Sec 14 of RA 10918
Qualifications for the Licensure Examination
Art 3 Sec 15 of RA 10918
Scope of Examination
Art 3 Sec 16 of RA 10918
Holding of Examination
Art 3 Sec 17 of RA 10918
Ratings in the Licensure Examination
Art 3 Sec 18 of RA 10918
Report of Rating
Qualifications for the licensure
Article III, section 14
● Filipino citizen or of a foreign country which has a law or policy on reciprocity or the practice of the pharmacy profession
● Of good moral character and reputation
● Degree holder of Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy
● Has completed an internship program
Scope of examination
Article III, section 15 of RA 10918
In order to be registered and licensed as a pharmacist, a candidate must obtain a general weighted average of seventy-five percent (75%), with no rating lower than fifty percent (50%) in any of the subjects.
Article III, section 17
An applicant who failed in the licensure examination for the third (3rd) time shall not be allowed to take the next succeeding examinations without having undertaken a refresher program in a duly accredited institution. The Board shall issue guidelines on the refresher program requirement.
Article III, section 17
The Pharmacist Licensure Examination shall be given two (2) times a year in places and dates as the PRC may designate in the Resolution providing for the master schedule of all licensure examinations pursuant to Section 7(d) of Republic Act No. 8981.
Article III, section 16
Art 3 Sec 19 of RA 10918
Oath of Profession
Art 3 Sec 20 of RA 10918
Issuance of Certificate of Registration and Professional Identification Card
Art 3 Sec 21 of RA 10918
Foreign Reciprocity
Art 3 Sec 22 of RA 10918
Practice Through Special/Tem porary Permit (STP)
Art 3 Sec 23 of RA 10918
Grounds for Nonregistration
Art 3 Sec 24 of RA 10918
Reissuance of Revoked Certificate of Registration, Replacement of Lost or Damaged Certificate of Registration, Professional Identification Card or Special/Temporary Permit..
Successful candidates in the licensure examination • shall take their Oath of Profession
Article III, section 19
Successful candidates in the licensure examination
• Will receive Certificate of Registration and Professional Identification Card
Article III, section 20
PIC (Professional Identification Card) will include the following information:
• registration number
• dates of its issuance and expiry
• Signature of the Chairperson of the PRC
PUC shall be renewed every
3 years
PUC shall be renewed every 3 yrs, upon presentation of the following:
Certificate of Good Standing (COGS) from the APO and proof of completion of the CPD requirements
Art 4 of RA 10918
Regulation of the Practice of Pharmacy
Art 4 Sec 25 of RA 10918
Vested Rights; Automatic Registration
Art 4 Sec 26 of RA 10918
Affixing RPh After a Registered Pharmacist’s Name
Art 4 Sec 27 of RA 10918
Indication of Information
Art 4 Sec 28 of RA 10918
Registry of Pharmacists
Art 4 Sec 29 of RA 10918
Display of Certificate of Registration
Art 4 Sec 30 of RA 10918
Dispensing/ Sale of Pharmaceutical Products
Art 4 Sec 31 of RA 10918
Pharmacist Requirement
Art 4 Sec 32 of RA 10918
Responsibility for Quality of Pharmaceutical Products
Art 4 Sec 33 of RA 10918
Filling and Partial Filling of Prescription
Art 4 Sec 34 of RA 10918
Physician’s Sample
Art 4 Sec 35 of RA 10918
Prohibition Against the Use of Cipher, Codes, or Unusual Terms in Prescriptions and Prescription Substitution
Art 4 Sec 36 of RA 10918
Label of Dispensed Medicines
Art 4 Sec 37 of RA 10918
Recording of Patient Medication Profile
Art 4 Sec 38 of RA 10918
Requirements for the Opening and Operation of Retail Pharmaceutical Outlet or Establishment
Art 4 Sec 39 of RA 10918
Handling of Pharmaceutical Products by Persons Other Than a Pharmacist
Art 4 Sec 40 of RA 10918
Administration of Adult Vaccines
Pharmacist’s EXCLUSIVE Roles
◉ Preparation, manufacture, and handling of medicines
◉ Provision of pharmacy services
◉ Teaching Pharmacy
◉ Dispensing of pharmaceutical products
◉ Other roles requiring pharmacist’s expertise
Pharmacist’s NON-EXCLUSIVE Roles
• Analysis of pharmaceutical and related products
• Analysis of medical devices
• Vaccination
• Research
have the right to affix to one’s name, the “RPh”
Article IV, section 26
When employed he/she should display the original copy of one’s COR in a prominent and conspicuous place in the drug establishment
Article IV, section 29
The only one to fill, compound and dispense Prescription drugs and pharmacist-only OTC medicines
Article IV, section 30 and section 33
ensure that all pharmaceutical products conform to standards of safety, quality and efficacy, as provided for in this Act and other pertinent rules and regulations and issuances
Article IV, section 32
must be members of the APO and must maintain membership throughout the duration of the practice of the profession
Article V, section 42
Pharmaceutical establishments/outlets where the direct and immediate control and supervision of a duly registered and licensed pharmacist is required, per establishment, whether in-store or online
Category A
Pharmaceutical establishments/outlets where the supervision and oversight of a duly registered and licensed pharmacist is required under pertinent provisions of law
Category B