2.3 - RA 10918 - General Terms

RA 10918

An act regulating and modernizing the practice of pharmacy in the Philippines, repealing for the purpose of Republic Act (5921) otherwise known as the Pharmacy Law

July 17, 2016

When did RA 10918 lapse into law?

Benigno S. Aquino III

Who signed RA 10918?

PRC

The Professional Regulatory Board of Pharmacy was created and approved by the _____?

PRC Modernization Act of 2000

RA 8981 is known as?

75, 50

In order to be registered and Licensed as a pharmacist,

a candidate must obtain a general weighted average of ____%, with no rating lower than ___% in any of the subjects

3

The Board shall submit to the PRC the ratings obtained by each candidate within ____ working days after the last day of the examination

COR

shall be issued to those who passed the licensure examination, subject to compliance with the registration requirements and payment of the prescribed fees.

PIC

A ____ bearing the registration number and dates of its issuance and expiry, duly signed by the Chairperson of the PRC, shall likewise be issued to every registrant, upon payment of the prescribed fees

3, Certificate of Good Standing (COGS)

PIC shall be renewed every ___ years, upon presentation of the _____ from the APO and proof of completion of the CPD requirements.

Foreign Reciprocity

Unless the country or state of which the foreign pharmacist is a subject or citizen, specifically permits Filipino pharmacists to practice within its territorial limits on the same basis as the subjects or citizens of the said foreign country or state under reciprocity and under international agreements, no foreigner shall be admitted to licensure examinations, given a COR to practice as pharmacist nor be entitled to any of the privileges under this Act.

2

The Board may, upon petition, reinstate or reissue a revoked COR after the expiration of ____ years from the date of its revocation.

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When dispensing Rx drugs and Pharmacist only OTC meds, a report shall be made to the supervising pharmacist within____ hours after the occurrence of the emergency so that product recording in the prescription books can be done.

section 31 Pharmacist Requirement Category A

Pharmaceutical establishments/outlets where the direct and immediate control and supervision of a duly registered and licensed pharmacist is required, per establishment, whether in-store or online

section 31 Pharmacist Requirement Category B

Pharmaceutical establishments/outlets where the supervision and oversight of a duly registered and licensed pharmacist is required under pertinent provisions of law

section 34 Physician's Sample

Pharmaceutical products given or intended to be given free to any health professional by a manufacturer or distributor or its professional service representative as part of its program or promotion shall not be sold to any pharmaceutical outlet or the consuming public.

Sample, Not for Sale

shall appear conspicuously on the primary and secondary' packaging of the drug or combination products (medical device and drug) classified as drug according to the primary intended mode of action to be given

Pharmaceutical products (antimicrobials), anti-TB medicines

shall not be given or distributed as physician’s samples

Auxiliary labels containing special pharmacists' instructions

shall be required as prescribed for dangerous drugs, external-use-only drugs, drugs with special storage and administration instructions and such other drugs as may be required by law.

Board, FDA, 2

Records of Patient Medication Profile shall be open for inspection by the representatives of the ____ or the ____, or both, at any time of the day, when the pharmacy is open, and must be kept for a period of not less than ____ years after the last entry.

Dangerous Drugs Book, 9165

All required information on dangerous drugs dispensed by a pharmacy shall be recorded in the _______ or an equivalent recording system as required by Republic Act No. ____ and other applicable laws and issuances.

• doctor's prescription

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• vaccination & AEFI

licensed and trained pharmacist who shall administer adult vaccines shall ensure that the vaccine to be administered shall have a ______ which is not more than ____ days old and submit a monthly _____ report and _____ report to DOH regional offices using the prescribed form.

• 250,000 - 500,000

• 1, 1, 6

Any person who shall commit any of the following acts shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than _____, but not exceeding _____ or imprisonment of not less than ___ year and ___ day but not more than ___ years, or both

House of Representatives

This Act was passed by the _____

5616, May 23, 2016

This act was passed as House Bill No. ____ on ____

2436, May 30 2016

This act was adopted by the Senate as an amendment to Senate Bill No. ____ on ____