Hold a certificate of() issued by an institution duly accredited by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC); Provided,
training
Safe administration of vaccines be part of the()() curriculum for pharmacists;
higher education
Conduct or undertake scientific research in all aspects involving () and health care; or
pharmaceutical products
All Pharmacists are expected to abide by current standards
Philippine Practice Standards for Pharmacist (PhilPSP)
¨ Good Laboratory Practice (GLP)
¨ Good Distribution Practice (GDP)
¨ Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP)
¨ Good Clinical Practice (GCP)
refers to duly integrated and accredited professional organization of registered and licensed pharmacists
Accredited Professional Organization (APO)
refers to Republic Act 10918 known as “The Philippine Pharmacy Act”
Act
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
Adult Vaccines
refer to pharmaceutical products unfit for human consumption, following the standards of quality or purity of which, are as those stated in the United States Pharmacopeia/National Formulary and Philippine Pharmacopeia in its latest edition or any standard reference for drugs and medicines
Adulterated/Deteriorated pharmaceutical products
refers to a noxious and unintended reaction to a drug which occurs at doses normally used in human for the prophylaxis, diagnosis or treatment of disease or for the modification of physiological function
Adverse Drug Reaction
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
Biopharmaceuticals
refers to the proprietary name given by the manufacturer to distinguish its product from those of competitors
Brand name
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
Cipher, Code, or Secret Key
refer to any patient care provided by a pharmacist, through pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic strategies, that promote the appropriate selection and utilization of medication to optimize individualized therapeutic outcomes, achieve wellness or prevent disease
Clinical Pharmacy Services
refers to the sum of processes performed by a pharmacist in drug preparation including the calculations, mixing, assembling, packaging, or labelling 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
compounding
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, selfdirected research, and/or lifelong learning
Continuing professional development (CPD)
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 (Republic Act No. 9711)
Cosmetics
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. ¨ Also refer to products that are deliberately and fraudulently mislabeled with respect to identity and/or source or with fake packaging, and can apply to both branded and generic products (R.A. 8203)
Counterfeit pharmaceutical products
Dangerous drugs refer to those listed in the: (1) Schedules annexed to the (), as amended by the 1972 Protocol; (2) Schedules annexed to the () and (3) Annex of () and its amendments
1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1971 Single Convention on Psychotropic Substances;, R.A. 9165 “Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002”,
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.
Dispensing
refers 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
Drugs