Dispensing

• Dispensing


  The process of preparing and giving medicine to a named person based on a prescription
• 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 in dispensing

  • Reading
  • Validating and interpreting prescriptions
  • Preparing
  • Packaging
  • Labeling
  • Record keeping
  • Dose calculations
  • Counseling or giving information
• 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
• List of drugs and medicines subject to price regulation under the Universally Accessible Cheaper and Quality Medicines Act

  • Diabetes Mellitus
  • Gastrointestinal disorders (Peptic ulcer)
  • Urologic disorders (Benign prostatic hyperplasia or BPH)
  • Cardiovascular diseases (Hypertension)
  • Pulmonary diseases (Pulmonary tuberculosis, Asthma)
  • Auto-immune diseases (Systemic lupus erythematosus or SLE)
  • Skin diseases (Psoriasis)
  • Neuro-psychiatric disorders
  • Other infectious diseases (HIV-AIDS)
  • Other conditions (Organ transplants and neoplasm)
• Pharmacist's involvement under the Universal Health Care Act

  • Pharmacovigilance
  • Pharmacoeconomics
  • Generic Substitution
  • E-Prescription logging
  • Health information system
• 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 in original packages, bottles or containers, of which the nomenclature has been duly approved by the FDA

  
• 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 and contains 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 as

  defined under Republic Act No. 9711
• RA 6675


  “Generics Act of 1988”

  Generic name of all drug productso Assessment of incorrect prescriptions
• RA 10918


  Philippine Pharmacy Act"• An act regulating and modernizing the practice ofpharmacy in the Philippines repealing R.A. 5921,otherwise known as the Pharmacy Law• Drug products only duly licensed under FDA• RX drugs and pharmacist only OTC medicines shallbe dispensed by an RPh except in emergency cases• Prescription partial fills and full fills
• RA 8203


  “Special Law on Counterfeit Drugs”

  • Counterfeit drug medicines

  • Refers to medicinal products with the correctingredients but not in the amounts as provided hereunder: wrong ingredient without active ingredients withinsufficient quantity of active ingredient which results inthe reduction of the drug's safety, efficacy, quality,strength or purity
• RA 9165


  “Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002”

  • Includes all activities that will entail the use ofdangerous drugs and how should it be processed
• RA 9257


  "Expanded Senior Citizens Act of 2010"• An act granting additional benefits and privileges tosenior citizens, further amending R.A. 7432, asamended• Otherwise known as “an act to maximize thecontribution of senior citizens to nation building, grantbenefits and special privileges and for other purposesand 20% discount to establishments”
• RA 10699


  “National Athletes and Coaches Benefits and Incentives Act” SEC 4. Benefits and Privileges for National Athletes andCoacheso Any national athlete and coach, as defined herein andwho is currently registered as such, shall be entitled tothe following:The grant of twenty percent (20%) discount fromestablishments relative to the utilization oftransportation services, hotels and other lodgingrestaurants and recreation centers and purchase ofmedicine and sports equipment anywhere in thecountry for the actual and exclusive enjoyment of thenational athlete and coach
• RA 9502


  “Universally Accessible Cheaper and Quality Medicines Act of 2008 ”SEC. 17. Drugs and Medicines Price Regulation Authority ofthe President of the PhilippinesThe President of the Philippines, upon recommendation of theSecretary of the Department of Health, shall have the power toimpose maximum retail prices over any or all drugs andmedicines as enumerated in Section 23.The power to impose maximum retail price over drugs andmedicines within such period of me as the situation may warrantas determined by the President of the Philippines
• RA 11223


  “Universal Health Care Act”It is a government mandate aiming to ensure that every Filipinoshall receive affordable and quality health benefitsThis involves providing adequate resources – health humanresources management and operations for the nation's goal ofachieving safe, effective, efficient, fair, affordable andresponsive health care for all Filipinos
• RA 8423


  “TAMA Act”The Traditional and Alternative Medicine Act (TAMA) is a lawenacted in 1997 in the Philippines that recognizes the role oftraditional medicine in improving the quality and delivery ofhealth care services to the Filipino peopleThe law led to the creation of the Philippine Institute ofTraditional and Alternative Healthcare (PITAHC)TAMA also set the way for the profuction of alternativemedicines from certain herbs that are proven safe, effective, andaffordable