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Question 1

Pharmacist’s function of taking an order,
compounding and preparing the drug or
medicine of a physician or dentist and the provision of medication advice to the patient or
representative of the patient upon delivery of the medications

Answer 1

Dispensing

Question 2

A written order and instruction to the
pharmacist for the use of drug product/s for a specific patient

Answer 2

Prescription

Question 3

It identifies the medication/s to be dispensed
and should be accompanied by directions on its
proper use.

Answer 3

Prescription

Question 4

Parts of the prescription

Answer 4

• Date
• Patient’s Information (name, age, gender,
  address & tel. no.)
• Superscription
• Subscription
• Inscription
• Signa/Direction for use
• Signature of Doctor
• Licenses No. (PRC; S2)
• Address and telephone no. of prescriber

Question 5

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

Answer 5

Medication Order

Question 6

Parts of a Medication Order

Answer 6

• Date
• Time
• Name/s of drugs (Generic Name/Brand Name)
• Dosage form/strength
• Route of administration
• Frequency and duration
• Signature of doctor

Question 7

these drugs can
only be dispensed upon a written order of a validly registered physician, dentist or
veterinarian.

Answer 7

Prescription or Ethical Drugs

Question 8

purchase without a prescription

Answer 8

Non-prescription or Over-the-Counter (OTC)
Drugs

Question 9

it provides legal mandate in promoting the use
of generic terminology in the importation,
manufacture, distribution, marketing,
promotion and advertising, labeling, prescribing
and dispensing of drugs.

Answer 9

Generic Acts of 1988 (RA 6675)

Question 10

Dispensing the customer’s choice from the
generically equivalent drugs i.e. finished
pharmaceutical products having the same active
ingredient/s, same strength and of the same
dosage form

Answer 10

Generic Dispensing