2 - Examination , Registration, and Licensure ➡️Regulation of the Practice of Pharmacy

• A citizen of the Philippines or of a foreign country which has a law or policy on reciprocity for the practice of the pharmacy profession

  1. Certified of Live Birth

  2. Married female: Certificate of Marriage

  3. NBI Clearance

• Of good moral character and reputation

• A degree holder of Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy or its equivalent degree conferred by an HEI in the Philippines or an institution of learning in a foreign country duly recognized by the CHED:

  1. Certified true copy of the Transcript of Records in Bachelor Science in Pharmacy

• Has completed an internship program approved by the Board, pursuant to such guidelines as may hereinafter be promulgated, in consultation with the duly recognized associations of pharmacy schools and the CHED.

[Examination, Registration and Licensure]

Qualifications for the Licensure Examination [4]

• Passed the licensure examination

• Compliance with the registration requirements

• Payment of the prescribed fees

[Examination, Registration and Licensure]

Certificate of Registration (COR) as Pharmacist Is issued subject

to following conditions ______ [3]

a. True

[Examination, Registration and Licensure]

Certificate of Registration shall remain in full force and effect until suspended or revoked in accordance with RA No. 10918

a. True

b. False

a. Chairperson of the PRC

[Examination, Registration and Licensure]

Personal Identification Card (PIC) bearing the registration number and dates of its issuance and expiry, duly signed by the _______

a. Chairperson of the PRC

b. President of the Philippines

c. Secretary of the Department of Health

d. Commissioner of the FDA

c. 3 years

[Examination, Registration and Licensure]

PIC shall be renewed every______, upon presentation of:

• Certificate of Good Standing (COGS) from the APO

• Proof of completion of the CPD requirements

a. 1 year
b. 2 years
c. 3 years
d. 5 years

• Certificate of Good Standing (COGS) from the APO

• Proof of completion of the CPD requirements

[Examination, Registration and Licensure]

PIC shall be renewed every 3 years , upon presentation of _____ [2]

c. Continuing Professional Development (CPD)

[Examination, Registration and Licensure]

Inculcation of advanced knowledge, skills, and ethical values in a post-licensure specialized or in a n inter- or multidisciplinary field of study for assimilation into profession
a. Refresher program
b. Internship program
c. Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
d. Specialty Board training

c. Continuing Professional Development (CPD)

[Examination, Registration and Licensure]

_________ is a mandatory requirement in the renewal of Professional Identification Card (PIC) of registered and licensed pharmacists. (Sec. 20, RA No. 10918)

a. Refresher program
b. Internship program
c. Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
d. Specialty Board training

c. Professional Identification Card (PIC)

[Examination, Registration and Licensure]

CPD is a mandatory requirement in the renewal of ______ of registered and licensed pharmacists. (Sec. 20, RA No. 10918)

a. Certificate of Registration
b. Certificate of Good Standing
c. Professional Identification Card (PIC)
d. Special/Temporary Permit

b. 2 years

[Examination, Registration and Licensure]

The Board may, upon petition, reinstate or reissue a revoked COR after the expiration of_______ years from the date of its revocation
a. 1 year
b. 2 years
c. 3 years
d. 5 years

b. Category B establishments

[Examination, Registration and Licensure]

A duplicate copy of the COR for display in ________ establishment may be issued

a. Category A establishments

b. Category B establishments

c. Institutional pharmacies

d. Nontraditional establishments

a. True

[Examination, Registration and Licensure]

A duplicate copy of the COR for display in Category B establishments may be issued.

a. True

b. False

a. True

[Examination, Registration and Licensure]

Replacement of lost or damaged COR, PIC or STP may be issued in accordance with the pertinent rules that shall be issued thereon.

a. True

b. False

a. True

[REGULATION OF THE PRACTICE OF PHARMACY]

Only duly registered and licensed pharmacists shall have the right to affix to one’s name, the title "Registered Pharmacist" or "RPh"

a. True

b. False

a. True

A pharmacist shall be required to indicate the serial numbers, the date of expiry of the pharmacist’s PIC and APO Certificate of Membership on all pertinent documents signed by him/her.

a. True

b. False

• Serial numbers

• Date of expiry of the pharmacist’s PIC

• APO Certificate of Membership

A pharmacist shall be required to indicate the _______ [3] on all pertinent documents signed by him/her.

• Names

• Residences or office addresses or both

• Status of registration

The Board and the PRC shall prepare and maintain a registry of ______ [3]

The registry of pharmacists shall be updated ______, in coordination with the APO
a. Monthly
b. Quarterly
c. Annually
d. Every 3 years

b. APO

The registry of pharmacists shall be updated annually, in coordination with the _______
a. PRC
b. APO
c. DOH
d. FDA

a. True

The registry of pharmacists shall be made available to the public upon inquiry or request, subject to such guidelines that shall be established

a. True

b. False

b. FDA

No pharmaceutical product shall be compounded, dispensed, sold or resold, or otherwise be made available to the consuming public, except through a retail drug outlet duly licensed by
a. DOH
b. FDA
c. PRC
d. Board of Pharmacy

b. Emergency cases

Prescription drugs and pharmacist-only OTC medicines shall be dispensed only by a duly registered and licensed pharmacist, except in
a. Weekend hours
b. Emergency cases
c. Rural areas
d. Public holidays

b. Twenty-four (24) hours

In emergency cases where the services of a registered and licensed pharmacist are not available, a report shall be made to the supervising pharmacist within how many hours after the occurrence of the emergency
a. Twelve (12) hours
b. Twenty-four (24) hours
c. Forty-eight (48) hours
d. Seventy-two (72) hours

b. Product recording in the prescription books

A report shall be made to the supervising pharmacist within twenty-four (24) hours after the occurrence of the emergency so that________ can be done
a. Inventory audit
b. Product recording in the prescription books
c. Filing of incident report to FDA
d. Notification to the Board of Pharmacy

a. True

A registered and licensed pharmacist may refuse to compound, dispense or sell drugs and pharmaceutical products

a. True

b. False

b. Duly licensed pharmaceutical outlets

Under Sec. 45(d) of RA 10918, Licensed manufacturers, importers, distributors, and wholesalers of pharmaceutical products are authorized to sell their products only to
a. The general public directly
b. Duly licensed pharmaceutical outlets
c. Government hospitals only
d. Accredited HMOs

a. Category A Establishments

Requires direct and immediate control and supervision of a duly registered and licensed pharmacist is required, per establishment, whether in-store or online

a. Category A Establishments

b. Category B Establishments

c. Category C Establishments

d. Category D Establishments

• Selling or otherwise making available to the consuming public prescription/ethical medicines, combination products (medical device and drugs) classified as drugs according to the primary intended mode of action, pharmacist-only OTC medicine, whether owned by the government or by a private person or firm, whether sold at wholesale or retail

• Manufacture, importation, exportation, distribution, and sale of combination products (medical device and drugs) classified as drugs according to the primary intended mode of action

• Departments/Divisions/Units of pharmaceutical laboratories, pharmaceutical manufacturing laboratories, or other establishments with processes involving the preparation, manufacture, assay, regulation, product research and development, quality control, repacking, importation, exportation, distribution, sale or transfer of pharmaceutical products in quantities greatly in excess of single therapeutic doses

• Government units, including local government, city, first to third class municipal health units, nongovernment organizations and/or associations involved in the procurement, distribution, dispensing and storage of pharmaceutical products

Category A Establishments include ____ [4]

b. Category B Establishments

Requires the supervision and oversight of a duly registered and licensed pharmacist

a. Category A Establishments

b. Category B Establishments

c. Category C Establishments

d. Category D Establishments

• Retail outlets selling household remedies and OTC drugs as differentiated from the pharmacist-only OTC medicines

• Satellite institutional pharmacies providing medicines solely to employees of their respective companies or the employees’ qualified dependents, or both; or members of a duly registered organization or institution;

• Fourth, fifth and sixth class municipal health units involved in the procurement, distribution, dispensing, and storage of pharmaceutical products

• Institutions providing telepharmacy services

• Nontraditional outlets of pharmaceutical products: Provided, That no prescription medicines and pharmacist-only OTC medicines are sold.

Category B Establishments include ____ [5]

b. Category B

A pharmacist working in a Category A establishment may be allowed to simultaneously work or render pharmacy services in _______ establishments
a. Category A
b. Category B
c. Category C

a. True

The maximum number of hours of which shall be determined, in accordance with such guidelines as may be established therefor by the Board, in coordination with the FDA, and other agencies, establishments, institutions, and regulatory bodies

a. True

b. False

b. A duly registered and licensed pharmacist

Procurement, storage, distribution, or dispensing of any pharmaceutical product in the national government and local government units shall be made only under the supervision of
a. A duly authorized government employee
b. A duly registered and licensed pharmacist
c. A licensed pharmacy technician
d. A duly appointed health officer

a. A qualified duly registered and licensed pharmacist

All units or sub-units of establishments, institutions, and regulatory bodies with functions and activities exclusive for pharmacists, as defined in Section 4, paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (d) and (i), shall be headed and managed by _______
a. A qualified duly registered and licensed pharmacist
b. A licensed physician
c. A designated administrative officer
d. A qualified pharmacy technician

a. Licensed and registered pharmacist

Duty of a duly_________of a pharmaceutical establishment and outlet to ensure that all pharmaceutical products conform to standards of safety, quality and efficacy . Owners, managers, or pharmacists in charge of the operation of pharmaceutical establishments and outlets shall be held jointly responsible for nonconformance with these standards.
a. Licensed and registered pharmacist
b. Physician
c. Nurse
d. Medical technologist

b. Manufacturer or importer, the distributor, representative, or dealer

In cases of pharmaceutical products sold in their original package, the seal of which has not been broken or tampered with, the liability that may arise because of their quality and purity rests upon the ________ who is responsible for their distribution or sale.
a. Pharmacist on duty
b. Manufacturer or importer, the distributor, representative, or dealer
c. Retail outlet owner
d. Consuming public

a. Physician's Sample

These are 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
a. Physician's Sample
b. Promotional Stock
c. Compassionate Use Product
d. Donated Stock

a. True

Physician's samples shall not be sold to any pharmaceutical outlet or government hospitals

a. True

b. False

• Pharmacy owners who are non-pharmacists

• Medical representatives or professional service representatives

• Pharmacy support personnel

• Pharmacy technicians

• Pharmacy assistants

• Pharmacy aides

• Persons who assist pharmacists in any part of a pharmacy operation

• Persons performing functions involved in the handling of pharmaceutical products shall be duly certified by appropriate government agencies after undergoing an accredited training program.

NOTE: No person, except pharmacy graduates, shall be allowed to render such services without undergoing a comprehensive standardized training program: Provided, That the job description is defined in the implementing rules and regulations of this Act.

Persons handling pharmaceutical products, other than the pharmacist include _________ [8]

c. Seven (7) days

A licensed and trained pharmacist who shall administer adult vaccines shall ensure that the vaccine to be administered shall have a doctor's prescription which is not more than how many days old
a. Three (3) days
b. Five (5) days
c. Seven (7) days
d. Fourteen (14) days

e. Both a and b

• Monthly vaccination report

• AEFI report

A licensed and trained pharmacist who administers adult vaccines shall submit a _______ and________report to DOH regional offices using the prescribed form
a. Monthly vaccination report
b. AEFI report
c. Weekly vaccination report
d. Quarterly vaccination report

e. Both a and b