PPHA

pharmaceutical supply chain management

medicines is critical in the fulfillment of the highest attainable standard in health

• is crucial to promote access to pharmaceuticals and pharmaceutical services

Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)

occurs when bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites no longer respond to antimicrobial medicines.

• As a result of drug resistance,

• antibiotics and other antimicrobial medicines become ineffective and infections become difficult or impossible to treat, increasing the risk of disease spread, severe illness, disability and death.

Pharmacy DOTS Initiative

s advocacy paved the way for the passage of City Ordinance 2545: No prescription, No Dispensing of TB drugs last December 2016

Counterfeit drugs

: refers to medicinal products that contain incorrect or no active ingredients, or incorrect amounts, leading to reduced safety, efficacy, or quality

Medication Error

: a preventable event that causes inappropriate medication use or patient harm

Adverse drug events

: injuries that result from medication use.

Adverse drug reaction

: any response to a drug which is noxious and unintended and which occurs at doses normally used for prophylaxis, diagnosis or therapy of disease