Roles of Public Health Pharmacist in LGU Setting

• Oversees the overall Supply Chain Management (SCM)


  Of Public Health Programs of the Department of Health, providing medicines in the Primary Healthcare Facilities and identified DOH Retained Hospitals
• Provides technical assistance to the local health facilities

  1. Regarding the Supply Chain Management (SCM)

  2. Submit quarterly assessment facilities
• Conducts monthly visits and monitoring


  Of DOH Procured medicines in the assigned Health Centers and identified DOH Retained Hospitals
• Disseminates


  Philippine National Formulary (PNF) and Antimicrobial resistance updates in all health facilities
• Conducts education campaign


  e.g. community tracking in the Local Government Units (LGUs)
• Supports Post-Marketing Surveillance (PMS)


  Of DOH program medicines
• Strengthens


  DOH Pharmacovigilance
• Conducts Pharmacy Assistant training


  To all identified LGU staff of the health facilities
• Liaises with the National Drug Policy Compliance Officer (NDPCO)


  Regarding concerns of the health facilities on pharmaceutical programs
• Participates in data gathering and response


  During health emergencies and disasters
• Medicine Access Program

  • implemented by the Pharmaceutical Division pursuant to RA 9502
  • Objectives:
  • Aims to improve drug availability in public sector health facilities
• Maintenance Map (MMAP)

  • Losartan 50mg Tab
  • Amlodipine 5mg/10mg tab
  • Metformin 500 mg tab
  • Simvastatin 20mg tab/40mg tab
  • Gliclazide 30mg tab
• Insulin Map (INMAP)

  • regular insulin 100IU/ml, 10 ml vial
  • isophane human insulin 100IU/ml, 10 ml vial
  • biphasic isophane human insulin 70/30 100IU/ml, 10 ml vial
• National Immunization Program (NIP)

  • BCG Vaccine
  • Hepatitis B Vaccine
  • DPT-HEPB-HIB (Pentahib) Vaccine
  • Bivalent oral polio Vaccine
  • Inactivated polio Vaccine
  • Measles, mumps, rubella Vaccine
  • Measles, rubella Vaccine
  • Tetanus Diptheria Vaccine
  • Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine
  • Polysaccharide Polyvalent Vaccine
  • Influenza Vaccine
  • Tetanus Toxoid Vaccine
• National TB Program (NTP)

  • CAT 1 Kit
  • CAT 2 Kit
  • Isoniazid Preventive Therapy
• Family Planning (FP)

  • Combined oral contraceptive pills
  • progestin-only pills
  • intrauterine device TCU 380-A
  • Depo Medroxyprogesterone Acetate (DMPA)
  • Male Latex Condoms
  • Progestin Subdermal Implant
• Micronutrients

  • vitamin A 100,000IU
  • vitamin A 200,000IU
  • Ferrous sulfate + Folic acid tablets
  • Micronutrient powder
  • Ready to use therapeutic food
  • Zinc Sulfate 27.5mg/5ml
  • Ferrous Sulfate
  • Calcium Carbonate 350 mg tab