DISPENSING

• Dispensing


  The process of preparing and giving medicine to a named person based on a prescription
• Vital elements of rational medication use

  • Correct interpretation of wishes of the prescriber
  • Accurate preparation and labeling of the medicines
• Extemporaneous compounding


  Involves a red sticker for label and a paper tab
• Rational medication use

  Patients receive medications appropriate to their clinical needs in doses that meet their own individual requirements, for an adequate period of time and the lowest cost to them in their community
• Patient medication counseling

  Providing medication information orally or in written form to the patients or their representatives on directions of use, advice on side effects, precautions, storage, diet and style modifications

  
• Processes performed by a pharmacist

  • Reading
  • Validating, and interpreting prescriptions
  • Preparing
  • Packaging
  • Labeling
  • Record keeping
  • Dose calculations
  • Counseling or giving information
• Dispensing refers to the sum of processes performed by a pharmacist in relation to the sale or transfer of pharmaceutical products, with or without a prescription or medication order
• Generic name


  The scientifically and internationally recognized name of the active ingredients, as approved by the FDA pursuant to the Generics Act of 1988
• Brand name


  The proprietary name given by the manufacturer to distinguish its product from those of competitors
• Compounding


  The sum of processes performed by a pharmacist in drug preparation including the calculations, mixing, assembling, packaging, or labeling of a drug: as the result of a prescription or drug order by a physician, dentist, or veterinarian and for the purpose of, or in relation to, research, teaching, or chemical analysis
• Filling


  The act of dispensing or providing medicines in accordance with a prescription or medication order
• Refilling of a prescription

  The act of dispensing the remaining balance of medicines ordered in the prescription
• Types of incorrect prescriptions

  • Erroneous
  • Violative
  • Impossible
• The Generics Act of 1988 requires the use of generic names of all drug products and assessment of incorrect prescriptions
• The Philippine Pharmacy Act of 2016 regulates and modernizes the practice of pharmacy in the Philippines, repealing the previous Pharmacy Law
• The Special Law on Counterfeit Drugs defines counterfeit drug medicines as those with the correct ingredients but not in the amounts as provided, wrong ingredient, without active ingredients, or with insufficient quantity of active ingredient which results in the reduction of the drug's safety, efficacy, quality, strength or purity
• The Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 includes all activities that will entail the use of dangerous drugs and how they should be processed
• The Expanded Senior Citizens Act of 2010 grants a 20% discount to senior citizens on the purchase of medicine and other establishments
• The National Athletes and Coaches Benefits and Incentives Act grants a 20% discount to national athletes and coaches on the purchase of medicine and other establishments
• The Universally Accessible Cheaper and Quality Medicines Act of 2008 gives the President of the Philippines the power to impose maximum retail prices on certain drugs and medicines
• List of drugs and medicines subject to price regulation

  • Drugs and medicines indicated for treatment of chronic illnesses and life-threatening conditions such as: Diabetes Mellitus, Gastrointestinal disorders, Urologic disorders, Cardiovascular diseases, Pulmonary diseases, Auto-immune diseases, Skin diseases, Neuro-psychiatric disorders, Other infectious diseases, Organ transplants and neoplasm
• The Universal Health Care Act aims to ensure that every Filipino shall receive affordable and quality health benefits, involving the provision of adequate resources and health human resources management
• The Traditional and Alternative Medicine Act of 1997 recognizes the role of traditional medicine and led to the creation of the Philippine Institute of Traditional and Alternative Healthcare
• Drugs


  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
• Medicines


  Drugs in their appropriate dosage forms, with assured quality, safety and efficacy for humans or animals, or both
• OTC medicines


  Medicines used for symptomatic relief of minor ailments and which may be dispensed without a prescription
• Pharmacist-only OTC medicines


  Over-the-counter medicines classified to be obtained only from a licensed pharmacist, with mandatory pharmacist's advice on their selection and proper use
• Conditions that can be treated with Pharmacist-Only Medicines

  • Cramp
  • Eye infection
  • Fungal infections of the toe or fingernail
  • Hay fever or rhinitis
  • Haemorrhoids
  • Mouth ulcers
  • Nausea caused by migraine
  • Skin problems such as itching, rashes, inflamed fungal infections
  • Thrush of the mouth
  • Thrush of the vagina
  • Warts
• Household remedies


  Any preparation containing pharmaceutical substances of common or ordinary use to relieve common physical ailments and which may be dispensed without a medical prescription
• Food supplements


  Processed food products intended to supplement the diet that bears or contains vitamins, minerals, herbs, or other botanicals, amino acids, and dietary substances, not represented for use as a conventional food or as the sole item of a meal or diet or replacement of drugs and medicines
• Health supplements


  Products used to maintain, enhance and improve the healthy function of the human body, containing herbal, fatty acids, enzymes, probiotics, and other bioactive substances derived from natural sources
• Cosmetics


  Substances or preparations 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