RA 10918

Question 1

Title of RA 10918

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Philippine Pharmacy Act

Question 2

Objectives

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a) Standardization and regulation of pharmacy education;

(b) Administration of licensure examination, registration, and licensing of pharmacists;

(c) Supervision, control, and regulation of the practice of pharmacy in the Philippines;

(d) Development and enhancement of professional competence of pharmacists through continuing professional development, research, and other related activities; and

(e) Integration of the pharmacy profession.

Question 3

It 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 of this Act;

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Accredited professional organization (APO)

Question 4

It refers to cervical cancer, flu (influenza), pneumococcal, other pre-exposure prophylactic vaccines to be administered to patients aged eighteen (18) years and above, and such other vaccines as may be defined by the Department of Health (DOH) in an administrative issuance;

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Adult vaccines

Question 5

It refers to pharmaceutical products unfit for human consumption

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Adulterated/Deteriorated pharmaceutical products

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It refer to pharmaceutical products that are used for therapeutic or for in vivo diagnostic purposes, such as vaccines, sera, and drugs derived from life forms using biotechnology. These include proteins, nucleic acids, or living microorganisms where the virulence is reduced and are used for therapeutic or for in vivo diagnostic purposes;

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Biopharmaceuticals

Question 7

It refers to the proprietary name given by the manufacturer to distinguish its product from those of competitors

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Brand name

Question 8

It refers to a method of secret writing or use of characteristic style or symbol by substituting other letter/s or character/s for the letter/s intended, for the purpose of misleading the consumer

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Cipher, Code, or Secret Key

Question 9

It refers to the sum of processes performed by a pharmacist in drug preparation including the calculations, mixing, assembling, packaging, or labeling of a drug: (i) as the result of a prescription or drug order by a physician, dentist, or veterinarian; or (ii) for the purpose of, or in relation to, research, teaching, or chemical analysis;

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Compounding

Question 10

It 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 for assimilation into professional practice, self-directed research, and/or lifelong learning

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Continuing professional development (CPD)

Question 11

It refer to a substance or preparation intended to be placed in contact with the various external parts of the human body or with the teeth and the mucous membranes of the oral cavity, with a view exclusively or mainly to cleaning them, perfuming them, changing their appearance and/or correcting body odor, and/or protecting the body or keeping them in good condition, as defined under Republic Act No. 9711

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Cosmetics

Question 12

It refer to pharmaceutical products which do not contain the amounts as claimed; with wrong ingredients; without active ingredients; or with insufficient quantity of active ingredients, which result in the reduction of the products’ safety, efficacy, quality, strength, or purity.

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Counterfeit pharmaceutical products

Question 13

It refer to those listed in the: (1) Schedules annexed to the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, as amended by the 1972 Protocol; (2) Schedules annexed to the 1971 Single Convention on Psychotropic Substances; and (3) Annex of Republic Act No. 9165, otherwise known as the “Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002”, and its amendments

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Dangerous drugs

Question 14

It refers to the sum of processes performed by a pharmacist from reading, validating, and interpreting prescriptions; preparing; packaging; labeling; record keeping; dose calculations; and counseling or giving information, in relation to the sale or transfer of pharmaceutical products, with or without a prescription or medication order

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Dispensing

Question 15

It refer to pharmaceutical products that pertain to chemical compounds or biological substances, other than food, intended for use in the treatment, prevention, or diagnosis of disease in humans or animals

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Drugs

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It refer to life-threatening situations where a patient needs immediate medical attention and treatment, including the occurrence of epidemic or natural calamities

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Emergency cases

Question 17

It refers to the end date when the manufacturer can guarantee that a product possesses its claimed potency, efficacy, quality, and safety; after which its sale or distribution is prohibited

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Expiration date

Question 18

It refers to the act of dispensing or providing medicines in accordance with a prescription or medication order

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Filling

Question 19

It refer to processed food products intended to supplement the diet that bears or contains one (1) or more of the following dietary ingredients

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Food/Dietary supplements

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It refers to the scientifically and internationally recognized name of the active ingredients, as approved by the FDA pursuant to Republic Act No. 6675

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Generic name

Question 21

It refers to any product that is used to maintain, enhance and improve the healthy function of the human body and contains one (1) or more or a combination

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Health supplement

Question 22

It refer to any preparation containing pharmaceutical substances of common or ordinary use to relieve common physical ailments and which may be dispensed without a medical prescription in original packages, bottles or containers, of which the nomenclature has been duly approved by the FDA;

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Household remedies

Question 23

It 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

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Institutional pharmacies

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It refers to a supervised practical experience that is required to be completed for licensure as a registered pharmacist

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Internship program

Question 25

It refers to a display of written, printed, or graphic matter on the immediate container of any article

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Label

Question 26

It refer to all labels and other written, printed, or graphic matter: (1) upon any item or any of its containers or wrappers; or (2) accompanying any such item

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Labeling materials

Question 27

It refers to any instrument, apparatus, implement, machine, appliance, implant, in vitro reagent or calibrator, software, material or other similar or related article intended by the manufacturer to be used alone, or in combination, for human beings, for one (1) or more of the specific purposes

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Medical device

Question 28

It refers to an activity conducted on normal circumstances of an individual or a group of health care practitioners to provide health services outside the hospital, clinic, and health care facility premises as differentiated from humanitarian missions and relief operations which is conducted during emergency situations such as calamity, war, or natural and man-made disasters;

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Medical mission

Question 29

It refer to drugs in their appropriate dosage forms, with assured quality, safety and efficacy for humans or animals, or both;

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Medicines

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It refers to one who represents any duly authorized manufacturer, distributor, trader, and wholesaler of pharmaceutical products and whose primary duty is to promote their products to duly licensed health professionals

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Medical representative or professional service representative

Question 31

It refer to entities licensed by appropriate government agencies to dispense over-the-counter medicines based on an approved list

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Nontraditional outlets

Question 32

It refer to pharmaceutical services of a duly licensed pharmaceutical outlet done over the internet;

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Online pharmacy services

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It refer to medicines used for symptomatic relief of minor ailments and which may be dispensed without a prescription

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Over-the-counter (OTC) medicines

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It refer to entities licensed by appropriate government agencies, and which are involved in the manufacture, importation, exportation, repacking, and distribution of pharmaceutical products to pharmaceutical outlets

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Pharmaceutical establishments

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It refer to establishments engaged in any or all operations involved in the production of pharmaceutical products including the preparation, processing, compounding, formulating, filling, packaging, repackaging, altering, ornamenting, finishing and labeling, preparatory to their storage, sale, or distribution, except the compounding and filling of prescriptions in pharmaceutical outlets

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Pharmaceutical manufacturers

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It refers to any activity undertaken, organized, or sponsored by a pharmaceutical establishment or outlet which is directed at promoting its product

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Pharmaceutical marketing

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It refer to entities licensed by appropriate government agencies, and which are involved in compounding and/or dispensing and selling of pharmaceutical products directly to patients or end-users

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Pharmaceutical outlets

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It refer to drugs, medicines, biologicals, pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical products/specialties, veterinary products, veterinary biologies and veterinary medicinal products

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Pharmaceutical products

Question 39

It 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

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Pharmacist

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It refer to over-the-counter medicines classified by appropriate government agencies to be obtained only from a licensed pharmacist, with mandatory pharmacist’s advice on their selection and proper use

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Pharmacist-only OTC medicines

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It refer to persons who assist the pharmacists in the different aspects of pharmacy operation based on established standard operating procedures and processes, with very minimal degree of independence or decision making and without direct interaction with patients

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Pharmacy aides

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It refer to persons who assist the pharmacists in different aspects of pharmacy operation based on established standard operating procedures and processes, with a minimum degree of independence or decision making and may have supervised interaction with patients

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Pharmacy assistants

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It refer to persons who assist in compounding and dispensing of medicines in community, hospital, institutional and industrial settings or engaged in other activities under the supervision of the pharmacist as described in Section 39, Article IV of this Act

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Pharmacy technicians

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It 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 to provide optimal, evidence-based care as formulated by the integrated APO and approved by the Professional Regulatory Board of Pharmacy

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Philippine Practice Standards for Pharmacists

Question 45

It refer to medicines given to health professionals for promotional purposes only

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Physician’s samples

Question 46

It refer to medicines which can only be dispensed by a pharmacist to a patient, upon the presentation of a valid prescription from a physician, dentist, or veterinarian and for which a pharmacist’s advice is necessary

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Prescription/Ethical medicines

Question 47

It refers to the act of dispensing the remaining balance of medicines ordered in the prescription;

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Refilling of a prescription

Question 48

It refers to the process wherein a pharmacist provides consultative services and conducts preliminary assessment of symptoms and refers the patient to a physician or other health care professional

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Referral

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It refers to the record book maintained by pharmacists, listing the patients referred to different health facilities for further diagnosis

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Referral registry

Question 50

It refers to a prescribed study program in an accredited school of pharmacy

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Refresher program

Question 51

It refer to pharmaceutical services of a duly licensed pharmaceutical outlet done through the use of telephone, teleconferencing, or facsimile

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Telepharmacy services

Question 52

Qualifications of the Chairperson and Members of the Board. - The Chairperson and members of the Board, at the time of nomination, must:

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(a) Be a citizen of the Philippines and a resident for at least five (5) years; (b) Be a duly registered and licensed pharmacist in the Philippines, preferably a holder of a masteral degree in Pharmacy, or its equivalent; (c) Have been in the active practice of pharmacy for the past ten (10) years; (d) Have not been convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude; (e) Be a member in good standing of the APO for at least five (5) years, but not an officer or trustee thereof; and (f) At the time of appointment, must neither be a member of the faculty nor an administrative officer of any school, college or university offering degree programs in pharmacy nor has any direct or indirect pecuniary interest or connection in any review center or similar institution.

Question 53

The Chairperson and members of the Board shall hold office for a term of ____ from the date of appointment or until their successors shall have been qualified and appointed.

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three (3) years

Question 54

They may be reappointed in the same office for another term of three (3) years immediately after the expiry of their term; Provided, That no member of the Board shall hold office for more than two (2) terms or not more than six (6) years

Question 55

the first Board appointed under this Act shall hold these terms of office: the Chairperson for three (_) years, the first member for two (_) years, and the second member for one (_) year;

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3 2 1

Question 56

The President of the Philippines may, upon recommendation of the PRC and after due process, suspend or remove the Chairperson or any member of the Board on any of the following grounds:

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(a) Gross neglect, incompetence, or dishonesty in the discharge of duty; (b) Involvement in the manipulation, tampering, or rigging of the licensure examination, its questions or results, or both, and in the disclosure of classified and confidential information pertaining to the licensure examination; (c) Conviction of an offense involving moral turpitude by a court of competent jurisdiction; and (d) Unprofessional, unethical, immoral, or dishonorable conduct.